Late news reports indicate that the House of Representatives will reconvene for votes at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.  And it turns out the 112^th Congress does not turn into a pumpkin at midnight, December 31.  Its term actually runs until January 3.  So here’s hoping Rep. Tom Reed and his Republican colleagues finally get something accomplished.  They have a little more time than we thought.   The nation, the economy, and the constituents of the 23^rd NY are depending on them to knuckle down.

-Ray Copson