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[rhu]

The press coverage of the Congressional impasse seemed to say that among the reasons for the delay in coming to a resolution was Rosh Hashanah.

That ought to be ridiculous. There's no reason why Jewish Members of Congress couldn't arrange for a vatikin service at sunrise, be done by 9:30am, and get to work.

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[fauxklore]

And, in fact, the handful of media outlets that actually have a clue about how Washington works didn't claim that.

Actual voting was, of course, delayed, but that is a very small part of what goes into making laws.

It is, by the way, typical for there to be several days between a draft bill being released (i.e. by the relevant committee) and the actual floor vote on it. Probably a week on average, though it can happen faster if there is a recess approaching.

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

I saw it in both the Times and the Journal. (Of course, they may not have a clue about how Washington works. :-)

[fauxklore]

The WSJ used to be fairly reliable, but now that Rupert Murdoch owns them I have my doubts. I have other reasons to believe the NY Times is clueless about Washington.

In general, I think the Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor are usually more clueful about basic civics.