Boehner to create women's restroom adjacent to House floor (BIG GOVERNMENT AT WORK)

The Hill, Washington, DC ^ | 2010-12-01 | Molly K. Hooper

[rabscuttle385]

Speaker-designate John Boehner (R-Ohio) intends to commandeer a swanky office space adjacent to the House floor and build a women's restroom for female lawmakers.

For years, men have had the luxury of using facilities located adjacent to the House floor, just outside the Speaker's lobby. But women have had no such option.

If women need to powder their noses, they must instead go downstairs or to a restroom several halls away from the chamber.

But Boehner wants that to end, and plans to direct the Architect of the Capitol to construct a women's bathroom in the space currently occupied by the House Parliamentarian.

Boehner said on Wednesday evening of his decision that "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.”

[ErnBatavia]

Pelosi probably had a servant to hold a golden chamber pot for her.

Ugh....and she probably eats asparagus; that and yeast probably isn't a palatable mix.

[mt tom]

why don’t they just put a porta-potti in Nazi Piglosi’s office and designate her duties to potty dumping and keep her off the house floor so progress can be really made

[mmercier]

I wonder who the lucky Representative who has his/her office moved to the old women's restroom will be.

[certrtwngnut]

The ultimate in bi-partisanship?

[fightinJAG]

How is the provision of a nearby ladies’ restroom, when one has been needed for years, “Big Government”? What a joke.

[fightinJAG]

Yep. And I for one am tiring of the fad wherein most every post has a parenthetical comment attached to the title.

Unless the title actually needs a short explanation, so that it’s more understandable what the article is about, it’s usually best to put editorial comments in the . . . comment, not title field.

[fightinJAG]

Yep. And I for one am tiring of the fad wherein most every post has a parenthetical comment attached to the title.

Unless the title actually needs a short explanation, so that it’s more understandable what the article is about, it’s usually best to put editorial comments in the . . . comment, not title field.

[ncpatriot]

just take the male bathroom and make it female.

make the female bathroom, a male

[Fire_on_High]

I assure you, when you GOTTA GO, the sign on the door doesn’t become a magical lockout that denies you entry for lack of a penis.

Having had hubby stand guard at more than one “one-holer” while traveling where the ladies’ room was out of order (if there were no gents waiting to use it), I quite assure you...a toilet is a toilet, a sink is a sink, and a hand dryer is a hand dryer.

[5thGenTexan]

I like it!

1. He shows that a conservative can care about women's needs, and wants equality since both genders now have a bathroom just outside the chamber.
2. He takes over a "swanky" office and gives it a utilitarian use, sendig a message to the elitists in Congress who will give away our freedoms in return for the "swanky" office.

[mmanager]

“I assure you, when you GOTTA GO........”

That didn’t work out too well for me years ago in New Orleans. :)

[Bob]

Here’s an idea, for what it’s worth, why not make the existing bathroom available to either sex, just like we do at home?

With 435 congresscritters plus their staffs using it, sharing one bathroom wouldn't really be feasible like it is at home. It's not likely that the existing bathroom has as limited a capacity as a home bathroom does. (I'd expect that it's got a dozen or more urinals and a few less stalls than urinals.)

[Fire_on_High]

LOL yeah for a guy that might be a bit rougher... :-)