Glad to see you go, 112th Congress

The 112th Congress has left Washington, and WOW!!!!, am I glad to see them go. This was the worst Congress in our country's history, and that's saying something. How bad was it? It was horrible on day one, and if anything, it got worse right until the end.

On the very first day, Speaker Boehner gave the oath of office to the new Representatives in the House, and in an omen of how the House would be, had to give the oath again to several members, as he got it wrong. Then, at a time of unemployment at almost 10%, made overturning The Affordable Care Act House Bill 1, although it had no chance of passing the Senate. Throughout the next 2 years, so few bills passed the House that the do-nothing Congress that Truman ran against in 1948 actually passed almost 4Xs as many bills as this Congress. Almost halfway through it, Speaker Boehner's actions in holding up budget and the debt ceiling caused the lowering of the country's credit rating. After that, it was a good thing that the 2012 election was just over a year away, as the House couldn't do much since the election was so close. (Yes, that was smarky satire) Then after the election, action could only be taken on the fiscal cliff. And since that took until the day before the 112th Congress left office, actions such as The Violence Against Women  Act wouldn't be renewed, and money for Hurricane Sandy relief couldn't get appropriated. That's right, although the Senate had approved a bill giving money for Hurricane Sandy relief, the House refused to even let it go up for a vote.

House Speaker Boehner made sure the 112th Congress started out on the wrong foot, and he made sure it never found the right steps to take. Thank God you're gone, and I'm very glad to see you go, 112th Congress.