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Will Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid apologize for complaining about B.O. from the tourists?

Settled as No

$621 million well spent.
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."

Click here for link to original article..



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Settled as No on Thu 25th Dec 2008 12:08am PST

Suspend date: Wed 17th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Thu 25th Dec 2008 12:08am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 17th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 5%

Action history:

Created Wed 3rd Dec 2008 8:35am PST by chatarra
Suspended Wed 17th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No' Thu 25th Dec 2008 12:08am PST by destry[Admin]

Suspend date: Wed 17th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST Settlement date: Thu 25th Dec 2008 12:08am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 17th Dec 2008 3:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (9)

9 predictions

3 weeks ago
notablenotices[Power User] predicted No (H$5 at 95%)
3 weeks ago
lizzielizzie predicted Yes (H$20 at 5%)
4 weeks ago
notablenotices[Power User] predicted No (H$5 at 95%)
5 weeks ago
deanthoreau predicted Yes (H$10 at 5%)
5 weeks ago
valornhonor[Power User] predicted Yes (H$5 at 5%)

Comments (6)

  1 chatarra
I wonder what kind of souvenirs are available?
Can I get an official (insert name of favorite politician) bobble-head doll?
posted 5 weeks ago
  2 destry[Admin]
Here is the link to a website for all of your favorite bobble-heads. http://www.politicalwobbles.com/?gclid=CLCp5sn0pJcCFQIyxwodiiXIIw
posted 5 weeks ago
  3 chatarra
I should have included a link to the original article - Whoops!!!
http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/YeasandNays/Reid_We_wont_smell_the_tourists_anymore_12_02_2008.html
comments alone are worth the price of admission - (free)

Thank you Destry. Scary things on that website include:
Joe Biden has the highest priced available bobble-head Doll.
John McCain's is sold out.

Both of those scare me about the future of our country.
Then again, many things scare me about the future of our country.
posted 5 weeks ago
  4 destry[Admin]
Link added to background. If you ever forget to include a link in the background or find a great video to embed (PG rated) you can flag the market with the information and one of the category editors will place it in there for you.
posted 5 weeks ago
Of course the Capitol needed Air conditioning..with all the hot air spewing out from the politicians u could fry an egg on the rotunda floor!
posted 5 weeks ago
The S.O.B.'s should be treated to the smell of death, seeing how they are allowing the occupation of Iraq to continue.
posted 3 weeks ago

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