The Senate Candy Desk

[mookiemookie]

I had no idea such a thing existed:

The candy desk is a tradition of the United States Senate established in 1968, according to the Senate Historical Office.[1] The desk, located on the Republican side of the Senate chamber, was first stocked with candy and treats by Senator George Murphy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_desk

[Betonov]

All that candy and no eating in the senate house. No wonder politicans are well... politicians

[Growler]

Well, those are suckers - one for each of us.

[nikimcbee]

And the sad thing is, if they proposed to cut the candy desk, there would some group screaming, "you can't cut our candy, children will die."

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by Betonov

politicians

No obscene language please!

[MothBalls]

Good to know they have candy because they damn sure don't need another cookie jar.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by MothBalls

Good to know they have candy because they damn sure don't need another cookie jar.

I was gonna ask where they keep the pork barrel...

[Freiwillige]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I was gonna ask where they keep the pork barrel...

Right under the obscene piles of our hard earned tax dollars.

[vienna]

The desk, located on the Republican side of the Senate chamber, was first stocked with candy and treats by Senator George Murphy

George Murphy! I had almost forgotten all about him. To those outside of California or not movie buffs, he was a one-term U.S. Senator from about the mid-60's to about 1970-71. He was also a movie song-and-dance man who appeared in a large number of musicals from 1930's to 1950's. I remember when he ran initially there was a lot of criticism about the qualifications of a "hoofer" to sit in the Senate. Little did California know what was to come with Reagan and Schwarzenegger...