Worst. First Friday. Ever.
Ok, for the record? The Senate didn't even come in today. They're off until Tuesday.
The House, on the other hand, has been working on its rules since 9 a.m. Far be it for me to belittle any of this, or say that it's not important, because - say it with me now - it's all part of the process.
But there have been many provisions offered that had no chance in h-e-double-L of passing, some to make a statement - and some because nobody was at the rules meeting last week (they were all working on the speaker's race). So no one knows what anyone else wants, no one knows what will pass, and no one seems to remember that THIS IS THE HOUSE RULES, NOT ACTUAL LEGISLATION.
How about this idea: Hang every bill you got onto the House rules, turn all 6,000 bills the reps will file into amendmnets, pass them or fail them, and let's get out of here by Mardis Gras.
One more thing: Last session, the rules fight took maybe two hours. The two sessions before that, it took 20 minutes. We've been here eight hours.
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I printed out the new House rules to read this weekend (okay, I'm a freak), and they're an inch thick! The Senate rules, by contrast, are three pages long (and they suspend them all the time anyway). I don't know what it means, but it's quite a contrast.
Posted by: Gritsforbreakfast | January 16, 2007 1:39 PM