Don't say you weren't warned in advance. Politico has an unsurprising story about freshman Representative Yvette Clarke, winner of the bitterly contested 2006 primary in the Eleventh District.

It’s been eight months and 22 days since Rep. Yvette Clarke was sworn in as a member of Congress. Yet more than a third of the way through her two-year term, the New York Democrat has yet to introduce any bill, resolution or amendment on the House floor. That fact makes her unique among 54 House freshmen; every other new lawmaker has proposed some floor legislation, if only a symbolic measure to congratulate a victorious golfer (from Iowa Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack) or celebrate the bald eagle (from Tennessee Republican Rep. David Davis). As a whole, the freshman class has averaged nine legislative measures per lawmaker. Clarke said in an interview Wednesday that she has been occupied with other responsibilities. “I have not really concentrated that much on crafting legislation,” she said. “Part of it was getting my bearings. I do have interest. I just haven’t made that my ultimate focus.”

It's gratifying to know, certainly for the people she represents, that Ms. Clarke has an interest in crafting legislation. Certainly, some of them might labor under the clearly mistaken impression that this is what Members of Congress do for a living.