I’m looking out my window right now. There is no snow on the ground, and nothing is falling. But the Senate is apparently opening late:
That horrible Washington weather.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor this morning to explain why the scheduled 10 a.m. vote on a homeland security measure would have to take place at 1 p.m. instead.
Noting it might seem strange for those outside the Beltway that a little white powder falling from the sky could cripple Senate operations, the Nevada Democrat said Washington is “different from a lot of other places.”
He added that some might scratch their head at “an inch or two” of snow creating “all the pause, but it does.” He said many senators and their staffers live in Virginia, and added that one mystery senator is “stuck on a train because of the bad weather.” (Reid’s office promised a call back to identify the commuting lawmaker).
“Make a long story really short, we have essential staff that’s not here right now,” Reid said, wearing his signature frown. “Those are the facts of life in the bitter winter of an inch of snow in Washington.”
Wimps.
