We had to chuckle yesterday as we read this tweet from GOP Rep. John Shimkus:
According to The Hill, around the time Shimkus was complaining about being "stuck" on Capitol Hill, Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Michael Arcuri (D-NY) were introducing a "legislative branch appropriations bill and a rules committee report respectively."
So why is Shimkus' tweet chuckle-worthy? Because a little over a year ago, he used that same Twitter account to complain that Democrats were eschewing their responsibilities by leaving D.C. for August recess:
Of course, when the House reconvened in September 2008 and Speaker Pelosi held a vote on a compromise energy bill that expanded offshore oil drilling (the issue Republicans had been pushing in August), Shimkus twice tried to adjourn the chamber before the vote could be taken.
What a piece of work.
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Randall Sherman (not verified) on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 20:53
The question arises - has a more amoral graduate of the U.S. Military Academy ever served in Congress than John shimkus? I think not!
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