We cant work thru a Jewish Hoilday to save the country?

[Every Man A King]

I dont get it please help me.

[bdamomma]

1. going off for Rosh Hashanah

[WorseBeforeBetter]

2. If this is such a fucking 'crisis', they should CANCEL CHRISTMAS, if that's what it takes.

We're being sold another mushroom cloud.

How long is Rosh Hashanah celebrated? It starts at sundown and welcomes in the New Year? I think the plan was to conduct no business on Tuesday but quite frankly, if this were January 1, I'd say get their asses back to the Hill and work on a solution. And keep them there for weeks (or months) until they do.

[bdamomma]

3. Wednesday this bailout issue is going to the Senate.

[mscuedawg]

4. They met on SUNDAY...They're too busy with their "bipartisan" pissing match....

:mad:

[MadBadger]

5. I would completely understand if Jewish representatives didnt attend

Its the second most important observance of the year.

[madaboutharry]

6. O.K., I will help you.

The Jewish New Year is a High Holy Day. It is like Christmas or rather, more like Easter in its holiness. There are a good number of members of Congress who are of the Jewish Faith and they are not working tomorrow. I don't think that is so difficult to understand. I promise you, the country will still be here after the holiday.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. It is one of the two most important holidays in the Calendar

oh to the level of Palm Sunday...

The one to the level of palm sunday is the day of atonement in ten days

And for the record, if I were in the House I'd be making calls right now canceling my dinner\ going to temple et al

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

8. Excellent point. the ISRAELI parliament would work tomorrow in a crisis!!!

[madaboutharry]

13. It would depend on the crisis,

An invasion yes, something like this probably not. They did sent a commando team to rescue hostages at Entebbe on Shabbos though.

[Doityourself]

9. Fucking cancel all holidays toget this crisis solved....

[WorseBeforeBetter]

12. Agreed. Either it's a crisis, or it's not. (n/t)

[optimisticin08]

23. i agree

its mind boggling that after today we are just going to do nothing.

[ITsec]

10. Would Sarah Palin work on Xmas, Good Friday, or Easter?

Another question I'd like to know from the "debate", since you kind of brought it up.

[VolcanoJen]

11. Ummmmm. Exactly how many GOP House Members are Jewish?

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug:

I'm thinking, not very many.

[Hippo_Tron]

14. IMO they should work through all Holidays in a crisis, but they would NEVER work on Christmas

The Republicans would get too much attention for false outrage about how the Democrats don't respect faith, blah blah blah.

[rockymountaindem]

15. Who said anything about that? n/t

[rockymountaindem]

16. Who said anything about that? n/t

[rockymountaindem]

17. Who said anything about that? n/t

[crankychatter]

18. disruptive, rhetorical and with dubious motivation - nt

[AspenRose]

21. Agreed

[walldude]

19. Yeah fuck those Jews and their stupid holidays.

They are all going to hell anyway...


:sarcasm: for the brain dead.

[optimisticin08]

20. i dont get it either

if this is the beginning of a depression we need to put aside personal beliefs.

[Occam Bandage]

22. I think you're a disruptive jackass from what I've seen of you so far. However,

in times of crisis, they should work through all holidays, period.

[jillan]

24. They can pick it up Tues nite.

Fyi - this is the Jewish new year.