It is time to tell all just how did the Congress do this past month of September.  I will also recap the year since they have gone home and will do little because of elections and a new admin for the new year.

In The month of September will Congress did do a little work.  The poor babies had to work a weel or so beyond what they were suppose to.

These are the measure voted on that I considered the most importanbt and the most telling of their progress at doing their job of representating the people of those country.

1–Let oil drilling ban expire–no step

2–renew R& D tax incentives for alt energy cars–Fwd step

3–Repeal min. alternative tax–no step–I had mixed emothions about this measure.

4–the shelving HR 362, the Iran resolution–Fwd step

5–market bailout fails–fwd step

6–Amtrak bill passes–fwd step

7–past the bail out bill–bkwd step

For the month the US Congress scores a 3 steps forward.  Finally after a whole damn year they are going in the right direction.  But things will change in Jan 09, at least that is the rallying call.

This is the breakdown for the year of 2008:

Jan–1 step forward

Feb–No step

Mar–2 steps backwards

Apr–1 step forward

May–3 steps forward

Jun–4 steps backwards

Jul–No step

Aug–1 step forward

Sep–3 steps forward

The total is:  (may I have a drum roll, please) 3 steps forward.  The Congress found the gear to move the country forward just in time to put it into park until 09.  Good plan, dipsticks.

Basically all the progress for the year was made in September, just before they went home to face the music of th voters.