Because there's nothing more important to do

Hey is there anything important going on in Washington? I thought there was a near crisis caused by House Republicans refusing to raise the debt ceiling. I thought there was more work to do in order to reach a compromise.

I must have been wrong because this is the facebook state update of House Republican leader John Shimkus on Friday.

Walked in the Troy Homecoming Parade this evening. Pretty toasty out there.

Well, at least there's nothing more important to do. And yes, this is the same John Shimkus who pushes conspiracy theories about global warming being a hoax.

Illinois Tea Party freshman Randy Hultgren had similar plans. He left Washington to walk in the Kane County Fair Parade. Now we know how Tea Party Republicans deal with an economic crisis of their own creation. They go home to walk in parades.