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“It’s starting to look like an Iraq War.” Where’s Congress?

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watch and listen carefully. Rachel Maddow lays out exactly what we're up against in this "fight against ISIS" that, per new polls, Americans have started to support. But ISIS has anti-aircraft artillery. The group upon which we're dropping bombs inside Iraq? They have anti-aircraft weapons. That means pilots and crews who are dropping bombs are at risk. P.S. and by the way, this is not being called "combat," yet pilots and crews fighting ISIS can be shot down. Rachel: So politically, it may be very convenient to say [...]

By nicolesandler|September 10th, 2014|Tags: 2014 elections, Iraq, ISIS, President Obama, speech, Steven Sotloff, Syria, The Rachel Maddow Show, U.S. Congress, Video, war, world crisis|1 Comment

Congress’s “busy schedule of non- work”

HOW THEY SPENT THEIR SUMMER VACATION September is a grand month for traditions. Fresh pencils and tablets for the upcoming school year. The approach of fall as evidenced by the turning of the leaves. International Talk Like a Pirate Day on the 19th. The official start to the NFL season with the filing of the first domestic abuse charge. It is also when we welcome our elected representatives back from the grueling recess they are forced to spend fund- raising in their home districts. The time when they finally come back to work. Or rather back to a busy schedule [...]

By nicolesandler|September 8th, 2014|Tags: GOP fail, humor, recess, snarkage, U.S. Congress, vacation, Will Durst|4 Comments

“Whenever lawmakers are ready to show up again to perform their jobs…”

Once upon a time I posted this: Eric Cantor's 2014 House schedule allows for even MORE time off. I wrote that post because I was utterly exasperated with endless Congressional vacations and the resulting lack of accomplishing any, you know, lawmaking. Congress members take more recesses than elementary school kids, yet it's the kids who seem to have a better work ethic than our elected officials-- who we continue to pay to do absolutely nothing, just by the way. Rachel Maddow pointed that out in this post, Why everybody would like to be a member of Congress: Lots and lots of time off. Lots: "Nice deal right? ... [...]

By nicolesandler|September 5th, 2014|Tags: calendar, House of Representatives, ISIS, recess, schedule, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, US Senate, vacation, world crisis|3 Comments

“It’s starting to look like an Iraq War.” Where’s Congress?

Congress’s “busy schedule of non- work”

“Whenever lawmakers are ready to show up again to perform their jobs…”

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