In addition to the most bloated budget ever, Congress is rushing an alarming number of bills to a vote this week w/o reading any of them. There is no compelling urgency to any of these bills:

• H.R. 1388 - Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act
• H.R. 1171 - Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
• H.R. 1377 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility
• H.R. 1513 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009
• H.Res. 152 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• H.R. 1246 - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009
• H.R. 756 - National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009
• H.R. 20 - Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act
• H.R. 479 - Wakefield Act
• H.R. 1253 - Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009
• H.R. 1259 - Dextromethorphan Distribution Act of 2009
• H.R. 577 - Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
• H.R. 985 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2009
• H.R. 1029 - Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2009
• H.R. 838 - Miami Dade College Land Conveyance Act
• H.R. 151 - Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009
• H.R. 1299 - Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009
• H.R. 1664 - To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards

(An up to date copy of this list can be found at Washington Watch)

Worthy as any of them may be, our nation has survived 222 years w/o them; it is extremely unlikely that it will collapse in the next few days if they are not enacted.

On the other hand it is extremely negligent for them to vote on bills that that they have not read and do not fully understand.

If Congress had actually read the bill where they voted to authorize the AIG bonuses, the whole fiasco could have been avoided and they would not have to hypocritically pretend to be outraged by it.

Tell them to slow down and READ THE BILLS.