Filed under: Other issues, Good news, Rants and raves, Columns, Economic data, PoliticsHere's a shocker: The Republican administration and the Democrat-controlled Congress cannot agree on Iraq, federal spending, Attorney General Gonzales' integrity (he should definitely resign - credibility now zero), the state of the economy or anything else.So that may be a boon to the economy. When Congress was investigating President Bill's "panty-gate" and moving in the direction of impeachment, our economy blossomed! I have read that whenever Congress holds long, drawn-out hearings and does not pass any laws often, the economy does better.How could this be? For one thing, Congress increases taxes more than they cut taxes, perhaps 10 to 1. Congress probably passes more restrictive laws instead of more empowering laws 10 to 1. And here ...