Steny Hoyer, majority leader of the House of Representatives, sure knows how to look on the bright side. He almost sparked full-on chuckles today by telling reporters that Congress could recess for the year within the next nine days:
I say that with a smile because there are some of you who do not believe that. There are some of my own members who do not believe it. Maybe it's most of my members who don't believe it. But Pelosi and I believe it.
Let's see: 11 out of the 12 annual spending bills; an energy bill; a government wiretapping bill; a farm bill; a Medicare bill; a middle-class tax bill; a children's health insurance bill; some resolution to the war spending situation. Okay, that's totally doable within nine days. Mr. Hoyer, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
