n a statement released Monday evening, Sen. Patrick Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, explained the one-week delay as an arrangement that "accommodates Republicans and Democrats" who might otherwise have to "rush back to Washington" after the three-day holiday weekend.
Riiiiiiiiiight......what about the rest of us that had to "rush back to work" after the long weekend? Don't make it back by roll-call...you don't get to vote....buncha whiners.
What long weekend? My company didn't have one. I happened to take off, to make a trip that had been postponed twice over Christmas/New Years because of illness (of several people, including me). However, my two coworkers were here in the office, although no one else was, since they all are government employees. If I hadn't taken personal vacation time, I'd have been here too.