This is a place of important business

If you've ever wondered why Congress never seems to have the time to get anything important done, well you just aren't aware of the kind of important work that goes on every day. It isn't just health care bills, war resolutions, or impassioned speeches about important issues. Sometimes it's all about grinding out the very laws that keep America running. Like naming post offices after local celebrities, acknowledging the sporting achievements of the local little league team, or just plain recognizing that something popular is happening today on TV.

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) gets it and won't let the important business of glomming onto a TV ratings powerhouse be derailed by some piddling vote on bankruptcy protection.

Commending Adam Lambert for “his amazing journey” and for being “such a great star on American Idol,” Bilbray read his name into the congressional record last week. “As one of Adam’s favorite artists, Lenny Kravitz, once said: ‘I just need to know that I did the very best I could and that I was true to myself,” Bilbray noted. “Adam, we will be rooting for you and looking forward to your next unique and creative performance.”