Go Dems!!

So, the Dems are playing a 100 hour game this week, trying to see how much legislation they can push through now that they have a majority. What are they pushing?

• Requiring tax cuts to be matched with cuts in spending so that we don't add to our deficit
• Implementing some of the 9/11 Commission's suggestions that were ignored until now, like screening cargo that comes into the country
• Making it harder for lobbying groups to get money to lawmakers
• Raising the minimum wage
• Lowering prescription drug costs for seniors
• Lowering interests rates for student loans
• Cutting oil company subsidies and encouraging sustainable/renewable energy

Not bad, huh? Thanks for voting, everyone. Now if we can just get them moving on protecting prisoners' rights and our privacy rights in this war on terror, I'll be without anything to complain about for awhile.

In other news, I am finishing my 10 days of unemployment since New Years!! Not that I'm really working for the rest of the week, either, but getting paid to attend a rehearsal tonight forces me to officially end my epic streak of unproductivity. Is that a word? Let's ask Blogger's spell check....Nope, that's a brand new word for you folks. So, what do I have to show for myself this last week?

• A newfound addiction to HGTV and correlating newfound crafty ideas
• A half-compiled photo album of the last two years
• A half-finished baby blanket for my soon-to-be-niece
• 76 index cards with drama activities created and sorted
• A proposal to a conference this summer
• Some videos of november's puppet show converted to dvd for editing
• 2007 calendar purchased and hung on the wall
• Some jewelry dropped off at the jewelers to have settings tightened
• 5 walks around the neighborhood replacing trips to the gym because its so nice outside
• Many pictures of my cats taken, but enough restraint used so that only one is posted on my blog

Take that, Dems!