[dark_lord]

May be all "urban rumor", or might be in the category of "truth is stranger than fiction".

[DonQ]

Can anyone name any Congresswomen from Maine and New Mexico??

[surelyclintonsbaddream]

Notice she didn't mention any names but 1. President Bush.

[duk]

After watching Leno's "Jaywalking" I don't doubt this in the least. I alreadey know our congress is out of touch with the Constitution they swore an oath to uphold, why not the rest of the world.

[Nataku X]

I've seen at least a couple of those in the Readers' Digest funny anecdotes section, untied to politicans. And more are familiar but I can't place why (and definitely not related to politicans).

[GunsareOK]

...A Senior Vermont Congressman...

Bernie Sanders?

[justlurking]

http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/congress.htm

[ricpic]

Has this travel agent ever heard of the concept of division of labor? He has a highly developed knowledge of geography. These congress critters have a highly developed knowledge of pickpocketry.

[DonQ]

One of the defects with this yarn is that the House and Senate each have their own in-house travel office, responsible for both working and pleasure trips for members (with and without their families). If this guy was handling travel for Representatives, then someone else was handling it for Senators. And I am sure that a member from Illinois - no matter how unscientific - would, even before unpacking on her first day in DC, realize the significance of time zones.