Yes Senator Reid, your rules are for you too

Senator Harry Reid is asking the Senate Rules Committee to allow popcorn and other snacks to be eaten at a special viewing of the movie Lincoln in the Capitol Visitor Center. Bringing food in is against the Senate's rules, but on December 19 Reid is hosting a special showing of the movie for his fellow senators and their wives.

Here's my reaction: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I would not care in the slightest if they were allowed to bend the rules for one night if it were not for the fact that the rest of us in this country are now subjected to more regulations than ever before. Rules aimed at every aspect of our lives. Rules thought up by members of the House and Senate and employees of federal agencies. From September to November 6125 new regulations were posted by the federal government website.

So you want popcorn Senator Reid when the rest of us would not have that option? You guys make the rules and now you have to put up with them like the rest of us.

Comments

[Ron]

Maybe, Reid should be concerned about following rules and actually vote on a budget,which the Senate has for over 3 years, as required by law.
By the way, why don't they go to a local movie theater, buy tickets, popcorn, and soda and help the local economy?

[Kahok]

The Royal Court is exempt from what we servants have to do.

[Rand]

You guys make me laff. I'm just amazed that anyone thinks this is a story worth reporting or blogging. Popcorn for goodness sake. It's a bi-partisan screening, Sen. McConnell is involved in the planning (he co-signed the invitation letter with Reid).
Dozens of Senators & their wives, with Daniel Day-Lewis (and maybe Spielberg) would work real well in a public cinema.
And Ron, the purchase of popcorn, sodas and snacks will still help the local economy, right? As well as the labor involved to have the event.

[Diane Meyer]

Ron Reid is the majority leader, but it doesn't matter to me who it is because both parties have overdone the regulating. So if they make thousands of rules for us, then they have to live by rules made by someone else. Popcorn is silly, but so are many of the regulations now in place.

[Ron]

Rand seems to miss the whole point of you blog, Diane. The senate, Democrats and Republicans, seem to think it is ok to break the rules, while the rest of the 99.9999999% have to live with arcane and silly regulations that cost real people real money. And why does this select group of senators feel they get to meet with the star actor and possibly Speilberg. Hmmm! Maybe campaign contributions will be coming their way. =the purchase of popcorn, sodas and snacks will still help the local economy, right?= And I shudder to think what the actual cost of this will be, since the government is involved. And it might do these senator some good to have to pop for a $12 ticket and a $8 box of popcorn and a $5 soda.