Its Been A Long Week

I have just started to pack and its not going well, I'm watching Wind and have no desire to get ready for my trip. Its been a long week for me and for the office. Todays marks the end of Appropriations week. Staffers walking around with manila envelopes humilated by appropriations staff and being forced to navigate oddly labeled bins, last minute changes and the feeling of relief for a job well done. The news and critcs call it pork but direct investment into my community is worthwhile. Yes I want to give a million dollars to a hard hit area to get more parental and community investment into their children. Yes I want to give money to keep my highways properly maintained and yes i want to give money so that our soldiers have access to the latest technology. My staff performed brillantly over the week and I want to applaud them. Sometimes people forget why we work and why we do this. I hope this experience and i hope these projects remind them that we can do worthwhile things even while in the minority.