In just 3 days, or even 2 days, House Republicans will recess for summer vacation leaving a long list of unfinished business behind. Instead of working with Democrats and President Obama to find solutions for the middle class, House Republicans have kept busy with repeated votes on message bills to nowhere. Even members of their own party are lamenting the House GOP’s failure to get to work on the priorities of the American people:

Congressman Steve LaTourette (R-OH), who yesterday announced he would not seek reelection citing increased polarization and partisanship in Congress, said this:

“So we now we’ve voted 33 times to repeal Obamacare…anybody in our district who doesn’t know where we are on the Second Amendment and right to life and Obamacare is not paying attention…It’s time to quit making political statements and posturing and get something done.” [8/1]

Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) went straight to Majority Leader Cantor on the floor last night after yet another vote to restrict women’s rights:

“Are you kidding me? How many times are we going to vote on this?” [7/31]

And Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) voiced his frustrations to a local editorial board:

“I have to say that I’m frustrated by how much we — I mean the Republican Party — are willing to give deferential treatment to our extremes in this moment in history… We render ourselves incapable of governing when all we do is take severe sides… I would say that the friends I have in the Democratic Party I find … much more congenial — a little less anger.” [7/30]

The GOP’s list of unfinished business is long:

• NO JOBS AGENDA
• NO TAX CUTS FOR MIDDLE CLASS
• NO FARM BILL
• NO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
• NO CYBER SECURITY
• NO BIPARTISAN PLAN TO PREVENT SEQUESTER

Politico reports, “The new Republican majority came in with a roar, but it’s crawling into the August break with a whimper.”

What exactly do the House Republicans need a vacation from? All the hard work remains undone…