Laura Richardson isn’t the most beloved Democratic Congresswoman around here, or really anywhere. Since she’s been elected she’s received a lot more attention for her foreclosure problems than for her actual work in Congress. Given that she’s dangerously close to making the Most Corropt Members List you’d think she would try to do everything possible to avoid making news for this foreclosure issue.

But no, after getting one story in the LA Times about the poor condition of her home in Sacramento, she never got around to hiring somebody to water the lawn and trim the weeds:

But two years later, he doesn’t feel so lucky. The congresswoman’s house is abandoned and in disrepair, “a blight on the neighborhood,” Bailey said. He thinks the way that Rep. Laura Richardson (D-Long Beach) has treated her Sacramento home tells far more about her than her voting record.

“I wouldn’t want anyone that irresponsible to represent me,” said Bailey, like Richardson a liberal Democrat. “What I don’t get is how she has the time to visit with Fidel Castro but doesn’t have time for her own house. If you can’t manage your own household, you probably shouldn’t get involved in international affairs.”

Ouch! Perhaps if she weren’t so busy leaning on big banks to get her homes back and voting in favor of telecom immunity, she would have time to hire somebody to take care of her houses.