Yup, it really was a do-nothing Congress

Remember when Mitch McConnell took over the Senate majority in January 2015, claiming that under his leadership he'd prove that Republicans can govern? Well, as it turns out, not so much—and historically, not so much at all.

Congressional productivity during the GOP’s first two years controlling both the House and Senate falls behind historical averages, according to a new analysis. […] 

[…] Quorum found that the Senate passed the lowest percentage of House bills in the past quarter-century despite unified party control of Congress.

Across the Capitol, the House’s record of passing legislation this session—773 total bills—was above the historical average of 626 measures.

But that’s still less than the all-time record of 943 bills passed by the House during the first two years of Obama’s presidency, when Democrats controlled Congress.

If you're like many progressives and are searching for glimmers of silver in that massive black cloud looming over us, here's another tiny bit. They're really, really not good at working together to do things. That's demonstrated clearly in the fact that they hate being in their jobs, and leave as frequently as possible.

Capitol Hill particularly resembled a ghost town during the last quarter of 2016. Both chambers were out session for seven weeks in July and August to accommodate the party nominating conventions and then left town again for the entire month of October for the final weeks of the campaign.

They are planning a tougher work schedule in the new year, but don't hold your breath on that. These are not people who are first and foremost committed to doing the people's business.