Congressmen Still Boozing, Hours Away From Government Shutdown

[cal04]

With just hours to go until a government shutdown, Congressmen couldn't seem to agree on much except the fact that drinks were in order.

Reporters tweeted Monday night that they could smell booze on the lawmakers working to strike a last-minute spending deal on Capitol Hill:

jbendery
About every other House lawmaker I just talked to smelled like booze. It's only 9pm. Wheeee!
9:05 PM - 30 Sep 2013

sam stein
confirmed. also, it's a bipartisan affair RT @jbendery: About every other House lawmaker I just talked to smelled like booze. It's only 9pm.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/congressmen-drinking_n_4020023.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

[postulater]

1. Drunk on the job?

Isn't that grounds for termination?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. In most places it is.

[KansDem]

2. How about a sobriety check-point just outside the House chambers?

If they're more than 0.08, arrest them for for DUI: "democracy under the influence."

[City Lights]

4. Well that explains a lot.

It's just a big fucking game to them.

I in their drinks.

[Andy823]

5. I wish

Someone could get them on video boozing it up and laughing about shutting down the Government. That would be the nail the closed their coffin!

[meow2u3]

6. Someone has a petition up on We The People

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/require-all-members-senate-and-house-representatives-be-sober-when-debating-or-voting/WGC9S6cn

Require that all members of the Senate and House of Representatives be sober when debating or voting.

[Mnemosyne]

7. Only 6 more needed to reach the 100,000. nt

[meow2u3]

8. There are only 6 signatures so far

Minor correction.

[Mnemosyne]

9. lol, yeah, missed that one by a mile. Sorry all! nt