Md. man wants Congress to go to the mattresses

Looks like someone has found a way to use the current financial crisis to drum up interest in their business.

Mike Zippelli, CEO of Classic Sleep Products in Jessup, has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offering the donation of 535 mattresses so that members of Congress have a comfy place to nap while (if?) they work round the clock to find a legislative way out of the financial crisis.

“I was watching John McCain announce the suspension of his campaign this afternoon and said to my leadership team that it doesn’t matter what side of the political aisle you are on, solving this crisis is paramount…

“Congress should be in session 24/7 until this issue is resolved, and I’ll make sure we give them the tools to take some naps on the Hill, but stay in session until this problem is resolved,” Zippelli said in a release.

At the very least, it’s a funny way to get publicity. And it pokes fun at the work ethic and effectiveness of elected officials, which I quite enjoy.

But it’s also pretty much unnecessary. My father was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives back in the early 1990s — I consider it his mid-life crisis — and I know for a fact that he spent many a night sleeping on a couch in his office, waiting for a late-night vote. He even had a private shower almost large enough to fit a fully-grown adult.

Assuming the cafeteria is still open in the basement of the Longworth and all the inter-connected underground tunnels are open, members of the House and Senate should have everything they need to keep themselves rested and nourished in the coming days, weeks or even months while they develop a plan to fix the economy. And all without ever going outdoors.

In fact, I say we go ahead and lock them inside until they figure out that fix. They should be fine.

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