“Tower, this is Maverick, request permission for flyby.”
“Maverick, this is Tower, request den…WHOOOOOSHHH…BLAM…BOOOOMMMMMM!!!”
And Fuck Christmas! Any holiday that’s been warped to the point of mindless spending is ridiculous. Why is it even a holiday? Someone who may or may not have been born? WTF?
Now, do you feel better? My post is just as stupid as the OP.
As an atheist, I’d just like to point out that when I’m elected to Congress I will not be present for voting on Steak & Blowjob Day.
I don’t even have school today.
There is a great deal of economic thought that the best thing the Government can do is stay the hell away. This, for instance. Personally I can’t figure out if I agree, but it is far beyond the “conceivably” threshold, it is a respected and respectable thread of economics.
Heck, this could be part of Gods great plan, to delay Congress messing things up more! 
about the only thing I’m sure about is that if the senate had taken a break for some wiccan holiday, or any other minority religion, the same pious people defending this nonsense would be roasting the senators for taking time off.
Your brush is too broad (and you might even have it in the wrong can of tar).
As noted earlier, I doubt that two days away from the chamber floors while hundreds of staffers go over the books and examine the arguments looking for a proposal that would actually both work and be acceptable to most parties, will not harm the eventual bail-out.
The OP is silly for that reason and I would hold the same opinion had the delay been due to Samhain or All Saints Day or any other religious celebration.
Why should staffers be doing this, and not the senators themselves?
I guess my main point is: is this time being used to further the problem solving process, or if I were to visit random senator x, would I find him at the golf course or observing said holiday and not contributing?
Nitpick re. the OP: not Stone Age, but Bronze Age and Iron Age. (Although the ancient Hebrews were still “Stone Age” in the sense that the favored form of capital punishment was death by stoning…)
I don’t understand why anyone in Congress who isn’t an observant Jew is taking R.H. off. Couldn’t they work with an understanding to either postpone any more voting on bills or resolutions, or to do so under a protocol to have the Jewish absent Reps vote by proxy through trusted aides, during the holiday?
Have you met your Senator? If you had, you wouldn’t want them anywhere near economic policy papers. Most of them are lawyers. That means the only math they know is how to calculate percentages- ie. what’s their cut?
Some are economists, which of course means they’re at even more of an advantage when it comes to understanding the economy.
Is there any evidence that Senators are busy with their golf games, rather than (say) taking this time to research their positions on the issues?
I’m not so sure that immediately meeting to speechify and vote on stuff would be really helpful, the day after a major piece of legislation was defeated.
Serious question, what exactly is being postponed? The Congress Goyim can still research, plan, contact each other and debate and do many other things. Only the Jews have stopped working for two days.
I understand no voting will occur. But what else is being postponed?
Re Arlen Specter
Odds are good that this won’t hurt him at all. It will likely help. A big part of Specter’s appeal is as a staunch friend of Israel. Being seen as an observant Jew only reinforces that image. That gets the Jews in Philadelphia (a sizable bloc in this city) to vote for him, and the Christian conservatives (a huge bloc in the rest of the state) to vote for him. Provided his positions don’t radically change, I’ll be happy to continue to vote for him as long as he cares to run.
BTW
Has anybody considered that all the real power on Wall Street and in the banks is in the hands of us Israelites anyway? Even if congress stayed in session, all the true financial movers and shakers would be taking Rosh Hoshannah off anyway?
BTW
have you considered the fact that you are a fucking moron?
BTW
have you considered the fact that you were whoosed?
Could be, if so I will reconsider.
I see your point, Dio, and I must agree that I expect my elected representative to work through weekends and holidays when faced with a crisis. I just can’t work up to your level of anger in this case, though. Based on my (admittedly limited) experience with high-level elected officials, I think the majority of the work is being done by the staffers, while the Congresscritters themselves are mostly making phone calls and negotiating with each other (“How are you voting, Bob?” “Well, I’ll vote with you if you’ll support this other bill for me.”) Most of them will probably be doing that from home anyway.
When is that again? I want to make sure it’s on my calendar.
Just out of curiosity, MsRobyn, why didn’t you spell out “God” when that’s who you’re talking about? This is an SDMBism I’ve never quite understood.
Being Jewish, I can assure you you were.
That’s not an SDMBism, that’s Judaic practice. Cite
Don’t you think it is an excellent time for the children to get a time out and think about what they have done? Wouldn’t it have been nice if there was a nice long holiday before the Iraq War vote?
I’m sure the goyim are negotiating their little hearts out. The last thing we need is more public yelling.
Now if McCain converted to Judaism, and kept his ass away from the process, we might have a chance.
You know the stoning scene in The Life of Brian? Same deal.