Republican's first decision: new female lavatories

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Telegraph

Republican's first decision: new female lavatories
The new Republican leadership in the House of Representatives has made its first significant mark in Washington by ordering the construction of a new women's lavatory just off the House chamber.

By Alex Spillius, Washington 6:39PM GMT 02 Dec 2010

The decision by John Boehner, the Speaker-designate, means female members of congress will no longer have to make a two-minute trek across the fabled Statuary Hall to the congressional women's reading room if they need to relieve themselves during debates.

Men have always enjoyed the use of a lavatory adjacent to the chamber, while women in the Senate have shared the same privilege since 1993.

"As we continue to evaluate ways to open up the people's House, it's encouraging to be able to make changes like this that are long overdue," said Mr Boehner.




Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/us-politics/8177577/Republicans-first-decision-new-female-lavatories.html

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[cyborg1966]

1. When you gotta go...

...you gotta go.

[gateley]

2. I can't believe I"m actually agreeing with them! Shame on all the previous

congresses for not rectifying this all these years.

Give credit where credit is due, and I'm sure this will be the last time.

[SharonAnn]

3. Good for them and shame on the Democrats for not doing it.

I find it puzzling that I agree with the Republicans on their first "significant" decsion.

I hope all their other decisions are one I can support.

[Angry Dragon]

7. Nice that they want women to have equal bathrooms

too bad they will not let them have equal pay for equal jobs nor have control of their bodies

[laconicsax]

16. Compromise.

Trade equal pay and reproductive freedom for a toilet? It's just awful enough to be plausible.

[tanyev]

19. GOP probably would have shut it down if the Dems had tried.

Now they're happy to take credit for it.

[Angry Dragon]

4. are those pictures of a weeping boner??

[Judi Lynn]

11. Y-y-y-yessss. I'm sad to say, it is, sniff, weep, sob, wail, howl.

http://www.independent.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/multimedia/dynamic/00490/12crying1_490568t.jpg http://static.guim.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2010/11/4/1288894708027/John-Boehner-006.jpg

Don't let Boner cry alone.

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[SnowCritter]

5. Well, good on Boehner!

Now, if he and the rest of the Republicans will do something so that the rest of America can afford a pot to piss in.

[Mnemosyne]

8. Good one, SC! +1000 n/t

[wordpix]

23. ahhhaaahhha

[rasputin1952]

6. Strom Thurmond once had a screen and a bucket set up in the

Senate Chamber so he did not leave the floor during his filibuster during the Civil Rights legislation process. I'm just glad that they don't have a "piss boy"...

[AtheistCrusader]

13. Yep, he went 9 hours longer than Byrd.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. And how are they paying for it? With Tax Dollars stolen from the sweat of the entreprenureal class?

SOCIALISM!!!

[EnviroBat]

10. Well I can understand how new toilets are foremost on the mind of Repukes.

They're all so damn full of shit.

[bongbong]

12. I don't disagree, but...

I don't disagree with this in the slightest, but it is pretty funny that one of the first things repigs did is ... more spending.

[Demeter]

14. Are You Saying that Nancy Pelosi Couldn't Be Arsed to Do This?

And they call her a leader? Disgusting.

[lunatica]

15. Wow! That's a giant leap forward from John Adams' Presidency!

Careful people! We're rushing into the 21st Century at breakneck speed!

[valerief]

17. Their whole world revolves around scat anyway. nt

[Hubert Flottz]

18. The new "Hearing room" for Nancy and crew?

Ain't all this one sided BUYpartisanship grand to observe in action?

[AlbertCat]

20. And they want equal pay too????? Geeze!

I'm sure when the Repug Congress really gets started, everyone will be running to the bathrooms.

[Gin]

21. the females better check for peep holes in the wall.....I don't trust the

motivation of the thugs.

[unkachuck]

22. those tight-assed....

....constipated, dried-out republican hags can easily 'make a two-minute trek across the fabled Statuary Hall' to relieve themselves....a two week 'trek' wouldn't be unreasonable....

....as for our fine female Dem Representatives, they could always shit and piss on boners' desk in an emergency....

....I strongly object to my hard-earned tax dollars being wasted on such frivolous undertakings....

[wordpix]

24. wow, you mean the repukes actually said YES to something?

:crazy: I can't believe it