112th CONGRESS

In doing research about the 112th Congress I was appalled to see how few days they actually were in session.  The House of Representatives was in session 153 days and the Senate 149.  (http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/index.html)  Why are we paying them so  much money?  Think what a business would do if they were only open that many days.  Think of the impact it would have on workers if they only worked that many days.  We would be in an even bigger mess than we are now.
I find it hard to believe that their hatred of Barack Obama is so great that they will bring this country to the brink of collapse as they have done over and over again and it appears will do so in the future.  We are the laughing stock of the entire world and they just shake their heads in confusion and wonder how the United States has come to this impasse.  I have never seen a more uncaring, selfish and incalcitrant group of individuals  and I include both Democrats and Republicans in this category.
So many of them are millionaires that of course they want to protect themselves from paying higher taxes.  Why should anyone who is a loyal and faithful American be able to shelter their money out of the country so they do not have to pay taxes?
The 112th Congress got next to nothing done except to try and legislate women's bodies and take away the safety net for the poor and most vulnerable in our country.  They should be ashamed and I am angry that our tax dollars have gone to pay for such nonsense.
John Boehner and his cohorts are bullies and act like spoiled children.  They are not even willing to acknowledge that the President has already made 1.2 trillion dollars in cuts and they continue their lies. John Boehner says the sequester was the President's idea when his own power point presentation to his caucus shows it was his but the lies keep coming and the Democrats do not have the spine to stand up to them.  The Republicans refuse to accept any responsibility for getting us in this mess when they voted  for two unpaid wars, gave huge tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and did not do any oversight of financial institutions.  Well, the public has not forgotten!  It was our money that bailed out the banks and paid for excesses in government.
When are the people going to make enough noise so they pay attention to what the people want and need and stop playing their games of chicken month after month?
SO LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD AND DEMAND ACTION!