Posted by
Matthew on Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:59:36 PM
Today's DC Examiner includes an
interesting article; 'Happy' Harry Reid is glowing because the new congressional visitors' center has opened. Harry is pleased because he will no longer have to smell the 'tourists' coming to watch the Senate.
If he had a sense of humor, I would think the Senator was joking; but in the absence of any evidence of said humor, I have to assume he is being honest. At least he is candid.
The comments that have already been attached to the article are fairly complete in their outrage, and follow a few specific themes:
- The Capital is ours, not his
- He works for us
- We are called 'citizens' and 'taxpayers,' not 'tourists'
There are also some comments that question the source of the odor he has been smelling, but those get a little distasteful (oh, sure, I laughed; but I felt embarassed afterward).
Reid represents the common man. He just doesn't want to smell one.
He is a leader in the party of the people - as long as they have recently bathed.
He speaks his mind, which leaves him with little to say.
He is a giant...among molecules.
Take heart, good people. Harry and the gang are relaxing now that they see themselves as being in charge. More politically-astute comments are sure to flow over the next few years, and (eventually) he and his ilk will say a little too much of what they really think.
I just hope someone will report it.