The shape of the next Congress

Want a government that works?

Well, you aren't going to get it.

And neither am I--or the rest of the country.

And why should we?  The Republicans are in the House of Representatives and no one knows or wants non-working government more than them.

Proof?  Here you go:

GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Julie Hirschfeld Davis
.WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans threatened Wednesday to block virtually all legislation until expiring tax cuts are extended and a bill is passed to fund the federal government, vastly complicating Democratic attempts to leave their own stamp on the final days of the post-election Congress.
"While there are other items that might ultimately be worthy of the Senate's attention, we cannot agree to prioritize any matters above the critical issues of funding the government and preventing a job-killing tax hike," all 42 GOP senators wrote in a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. The 42 signatures are more than enough to block action on almost any item he wishes to advance.

This is just the beginning, too.  Come next year, when they have complete control of the House, it will be and get far worse.  But we knew that.

There's more, too.  You know how those pesky children aren't millionaires, right?  Well, the Democrats were pushing for money for funds for children's school nutrition.  Naturally, the Republicans will have none of that:

Republicans block child nutrition bill

WASHINGTON – House Republicans have temporarily blocked legislation to feed school meals to thousands more hungry children. Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday to try to amend the $4.5 billion bill, which would give more needy children the opportunity to eat free lunches at school and make those lunches healthier. First lady Michelle Obama has lobbied for the bill as part of her "Let's Move" campaign to combat childhood obesity.

And I'm not absolutely or necessarily for this.  It's just that, if this were money for corporations or the wealthy, they'd be all for it.  They're for keeping tax cuts for the richest of Americans but they're vehemently against this.

Picture perfect.

That's the Republican Party all over.

I can hardly wait until next year when they're in total control of the House.  You?

Link:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/12/01/national/w001045S54.DTL&tsp=1
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101201/ap_on_bi_ge/us_congress_school_nutrition