Reid: We won't smell the tourists anymore

By Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin

POSTED December 2, 2008 | 11:00 AM

The Capitol Visitors Center, which opened this morning, may have tripled its original budget and fallen years behind schedule, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found a silver lining for members of Congress: tourists won't offend them with their B.O. anymore.

"My staff tells me not to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway," said Reid in his remarks. "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."

But it's no longer going to be true, noted Reid, thanks to the air conditioned, indoor space.

And that's not all. "We have many bathrooms here, as you can see," Reid continued. "Souvenirs are available."

$621 million well spent.

These comments show his arragance and contempt for his constituents. He also speaks loudly of his elite perception that Government money is like monopoly money,as 621 million dollars is a lot of money to the 95% percent of Americans who live paycheck to paycheck! It really makes me (lets be polite) angry that OUR money is spent so his nose is no longer offended.

With Martin in the Senate and Obama in the white house, I'll never have to worry about paying my mortage or putting gas in my car again. We've struck the lottery with Obama!!!

YAY!!!!!!

Yes, you liberal idiots...
We don't like Chambliss, but I held my nose and voted for him simply to deny you a filibuster proof majority.

They're both terrible candidates.
By Fred @ 12/02/08 12:39:20 PM

It is so funny, the right hates Bush Jr, now, that he has proven himself incompetent, but they loved him at first, just as they loved Chambliss, but now they don't like him, but he is the lessor of two evils, guess that means the right is and always been unable to come up with a policy that works, or a candidate who is honest, not surprising the right lost in 2006/2008, and seems to be destined to destroying itself with civil war between the hate radio icons and the moderates in repbulican party pointing fingers and blaming each other for their failures, disappointments, kind've like the pot calling the kettle black!

Wash. Times failed to note Chambliss' filibuster flip-flop
Summary: In an article on the Georgia Senate run-off, The Washington Times reported Sen. Saxby Chambliss' suggestion that he would support filibustering judicial nominees if they are, in Chambliss' words, "liberal activist[s]," but did not note that Chambliss previously said that the filibuster of judicial nominations, preventing an up-or-down vote on the nomination, is unconstitutional.

So, can anyone offer an actual reason to vote FOR Saxby Chambliss--rather than simply "against Obama," which seems to be the main campaign theme used by the Republicans lately? Would it make any difference if Saxby were replaced with a houseplant, as long as it had an (R) after its name?

Didn't think so.

A vote for Chamblis is also a vote for damaging legislation. The bailout he voted for will be paid by our children and grand children 50 + years from now.Not mention he supported the moderate democrat Amnesty 'La Raza' Mccain when he could have supported a real conservative.....like Ron Paul for instance. Also Chamblis is for the Patriot Act one of the most anti-conseervative, anti-American pieces of legislation around. Its not like Chamblis is going to stick with traditional conservatism anyway....the stuff his campaign sends out in the mail makes him sound like a leftist neo-con which is NOT a true traditional conservative. We will still see non-conservative legislation pass with the APPROVAL of Chamblis so what's the point? Waste your gas going out there if you want to. Its almost as if Neal actually believes Chamblis is for smaller government....has the guy come up with any federal agencies he wants abolish?

Ummm, Liberal007, you have me in a quandry. Are describing Slick Willy or Scary Kerry?

Wasn't Ludacris on your show, Neal?

Although I am not a proponent of voting for the 'lesser of 2 evils', Go get 'em Neal!

Saxby's and republicans' policies are no better than dems. Chambliss and the republicans have turned this country into a joke spending more on war than on economic and general welfare of the country. Martin may not be better, but Chambliss has definitel failed

Jim Martin is just some out of work polition the Dem's found on the street to be a warm body to run against Saxby. Today it seems the only quaification to run as Dem. is to have the D- in front of your name.

I did my part and voted... the turnout at my polling location this morning was very, very small. Disappointing..

Dragged the kids out before the bus and voted. Now to encourage everyone here at the office!

My wife and I were first two to vote in our precinct today. The site was not ready at 7am and was slow even though we were the first two to cast ballots. There were approximately twenty in line behind us. Get out there and support Saxby!