WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of Congress returned to Capitol Hill this week for what will be their final three weeks of work before Election Day. And while both parties are accusing the other of blocking critical legislation, the session ahead is likely to create nothing more than further finger-pointing and accusations of who is to blame for a do-nothing Congress.
From energy legislation to a second economic stimulus package, both parties could score big political victories over the coming weeks. Instead, each party will use the other’s inaction and reluctance to negotiate as excuses to hammer the other over the head.
Asked in separate interviews what they hoped would be accomplished in the coming weeks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) were equally pessimistic.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/congress_returns_to_low_expect.html
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