So has anyone asked the question why congress adjourned for a holiday? Not saying that religious holidays aren't important, but doesn't this take precedence?

Are you kidding?---this Jewish holiday is FAR more important.

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"But though there is no difference in this respect between the best demagogue and the worst, both of them having to present their cases equally in terms of melodrama, there is all the difference in the world between the statesman who is humbugging the people into allowing him to do the will of God, in whatever disguise it may come to him, and one who is humbugging them into furthering his personal ambition and the commercial interests of the plutocrats who own the newspapers and support him on reciprocal terms."
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agreed, crisis? not so much.

im not saying its a horrid crises but with all the attention given by both the president and congress... just seems like theyd stay in session

It's obviously not a big enough crises to disturb the Jewish Holiday.

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"Some men eventually stumble over the truth but they usually pick themselves up and walk on as if nothing ever happened."
-Winston Churchill

"But though there is no difference in this respect between the best demagogue and the worst, both of them having to present their cases equally in terms of melodrama, there is all the difference in the world between the statesman who is humbugging the people into allowing him to do the will of God, in whatever disguise it may come to him, and one who is humbugging them into furthering his personal ambition and the commercial interests of the plutocrats who own the newspapers and support him on reciprocal terms."
-George Bernard Shaw

yeah i spose.. i wonder how many congressmen are jewish?

Since when does that matter ? How many bankers are Jewish ?

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"Some men eventually stumble over the truth but they usually pick themselves up and walk on as if nothing ever happened."
-Winston Churchill

"But though there is no difference in this respect between the best demagogue and the worst, both of them having to present their cases equally in terms of melodrama, there is all the difference in the world between the statesman who is humbugging the people into allowing him to do the will of God, in whatever disguise it may come to him, and one who is humbugging them into furthering his personal ambition and the commercial interests of the plutocrats who own the newspapers and support him on reciprocal terms."
-George Bernard Shaw

I agree. Work comes first. Don't like it? Find a new line of work.

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absolutely i still worked today, why cant they

I was agreeing with you, if they think it is such a crisis then their azzes should be there trying to fix it.

yeah well what do you expect... the're politicians, why should they work hard for the people they represent