So far nine House Republicans have announced they won’t seek re-election next year. Now we start hearing the excuses for them not running:

Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.), 61, one of those who announced he’s packing it in, said that the Democrats’ new five-day workweek made traveling back home that much more difficult.

“I do think the schedule and the flying is a huge pain for people, particularly those who are from the Midwest or even further West,” he said, adding that it’s “probably the worst part of the job.”

“I think that has played into these retirement announcements,” said the seven-term congressman from Peoria.

Wow I think the whole nation should listen to LaHood. If you work five days a week, quit. What would that do to our economy?

Think Progress reminds us that Jack Kingston (R-Ga) also blasted the Democrats five day work week last winter. He tried to say that Democrats don’t care about families. This was only a month after Kingston said people need to work more hours or take second jobs instead of raising minimum wage.