Get right out of town

The House of Representatives is back in town after not voting since July 23.

But the House is only back for less than a week.

And the Senate doesn’t even return until Monday, September 14.

The first day of school, this is not.

House members descending on the Capitol this week – then abandoning Washington for Labor Day is kind of like the third and final preseason game in the NFL.

THE WILL OF 100: TRUMP’S SAVE AMERICA ACT SIDELINED AFTER SENATE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO AUGUST EXIT Lots of fans show up for the first game of the NFL preseason.

It’s usually a nice – if sweltering – August night.

Not some bone-shivering chill in Cleveland with a foot of snow on the ground in mid-December.

There’s anticipation.

The first look at the new team.

The first tailgate.

First-string players and highly touted draft picks even play a series or two.

But by the third preseason game, few want to be there.

The die is cast for the roster spots.