Never mind that the new Visitors Center in Washington DC cost the taxpayers $621 million.  Oh and that was ONLY $550 million more than the project was originally supposed to cost.  Not to mention the fact that it was supposed to open three years ago .. but it was a government operation.  What do you expect?  I definitely want to put these people in charge of my healthcare and my retirement plan.

Anyway for Senator Harry Reid that $621 million was worth it.  You know why?  Because now he doesn't have to smell the BO from you, the great unwashed, who paid for the darn thing. 

He says, "My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway ... In the summer because of the heat and high humidity, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol. It may be descriptive but it's true."

Leave it to Harry Reid to talk about how tourists smell.  You see, in his home state of Nevada they have a dry heat and people don't sweat and smell as much.  Perhaps he would like to move back there? 

So now we have shelled out $621 million to make sure that the tourists have air conditioning and aren't offending Harry Reid.  They also have access to bathrooms and souvenirs.

Maybe the gift shop should capitalize on this one ... sell t-shirts in the souvenir shops: "Helping tourist smell better for just $621 million!"