Originally Posted by justjim

Losses of the U.S. Postal Service put at $57,000,000 a day according to a recent Associated Press article. The article goes on to say, "The Postal Service for months has been urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow it to eliminate Saturday mail delivery and reduce the annual health payment of more than 5 Billion a year." Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said, "Congress needs to act responsibly and move on this legislation....This is no way to run any kind of business."

What does Congress do? They headed home for a five-week break and kicked the can further down the road. Unbelievable!