McConnell cancels August Recess...

HoustonHusky

Dems slow-walked nominations through...now they all get to stick around through August working on them.




I bet Claire McCaskill, Joe Manchin, Heidi Heitkamp and Bill Nelson are ecstatic that they aren't going to be able to be home campaigning while their opponents will be...

RaceBannon

The August recess is a relic of days before air conditioning

Most Americans do not get the month of August off with pay

True story

ApostleofGrief

From Mr. "a year is not long enough to appoint a Supreme Court judge" McConnell

2001400ex

The media room gets a big belly laugh at "historic obstruction".

Swaye

RaceBannon said:

The August recess is a relic of days before air conditioning

Most Americans do not get the month of August off with pay

True story

Can you tell us what it was like before air conditioning?

RaceBannon

Swaye said:

RaceBannon said:

The August recess is a relic of days before air conditioning

Most Americans do not get the month of August off with pay

True story

Can you tell us what it was like before air conditioning?

it wasn't the heat it was the humidity

Alexis

RaceBannon said:

Swaye said:

RaceBannon said:

The August recess is a relic of days before air conditioning

Most Americans do not get the month of August off with pay

True story

Can you tell us what it was like before air conditioning?

it wasn't the heat it was the humidity

I heard the altitude also played a factor.

YellowSnow

RaceBannon said:

Swaye said:

RaceBannon said:

The August recess is a relic of days before air conditioning

Most Americans do not get the month of August off with pay

True story

Can you tell us what it was like before air conditioning?

it wasn't the heat it was the humidity

Some here wouldn't believe it but the swamp in DC used to be a lot bigger. It was drained a long time ago.