Drudge Report (awesome site) is
reporting that house leaders have set a four day work week despite earlier claims to work harder by establishing a Monday through Friday schedule. This, to me, is hilarious - rarely do you see campaign visions shattered so early after winning the election. The hilarity grows when you realize that liberal trumpeter The Washington Post ran a front page article in heralding the five day week and the dream of a democratic congress. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not hardcore anti-liberal congress here - I just want to point out that everything Pelosi and her posse promised (hardcore alliteration right there) might not come to fruition. I strongly support ethics reform especially on an Obama-like scale and the movement towards alternate sources of energy, but I'm not jumping for joy at the hopes of the blue 110th like some people are. Keep a close on this session - it could get very interesting.
Update: Upon closer examination of the article, it appears the four day work week isn't set in stone - it is simply pointing out that the house will not be in session tomorrow because of a college football game and that next monday is MLK Jr day. The question still remains if this temporary thing will turn into a long term practice.
Ian Gibson