Conyers:Do-Nothing Congress Prepares to Stumble out of Town

Do-Nothing Congress Prepares to Stumble out of Town for July 4 Recess
One week till July 4 recess, and when we get back, only three weeks until August recess, at which point, all bets are off for doing anything meaningful until the falll elections.

The unmet agenda is staggering -- health care, minimum wage, high energy prices, failed immigration policy, oh, and of course no oversight whatsoever on the Iraq mess and the ongoing civil liberties scandals in this country. The Senate Dems had a good hearing today. Next year, hopefully we can hold these hearings accompanied by subpoena power. Much more about that to come.

In the face of this scanty record, this week we can expect more divisive social issues which have no chance of passing. Just another week in the GOP Congress.

http://www.conyersblog.us/default.htm

Former Admin. Official Needs Only Three Words To Explain Manipulation of Intel: ‘The Vice President’
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/06/26/wilkerson-vp/

Shameful. Utterly shameful. I have never had as much contempt for a congress-- including Newt Gingrich's House of Representatives-- as I have for this one. There are a few standouts-- mostly the same folks who've been outstanding for years-- but most are a waste of space and atmosphere.