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Chaffetz’s First Order of Business: A Shower Tote?
Don’t you just love new members?
They’re so, so, so new. Adorably new. Yesterday, Rep.-elect Jason Chaffetz was seen walking through the halls of Longworth with a cot in tow and being followed around by news crews from ABC and NBC. Turns out the 41-year-old Republican from Utah is making his splash and has decided to sleep in his office, joining the ranks of the frugal.
He’s sleeping in his office, according to a source, to prove that he’s living what he’s preaching. (Again: Adorable.) Who needs to waste $1,600 on housing?
It’s a large cot, we hear, that fits perfectly within a hallway in the congressman’s office. And he does have a bathroom. But, sadly, no shower. (Here’s a tip: Get some pointers from Rep. Dan Lipinski, a Longworth neighbor who also has an affinity for an office cot.)
At first people thought it was strange, apparently, but now they find it respectable. Chaffetz’s big go-to quote regarding this whole sleeping-on-a-cot-in-his-office scenario is that he is “going to do more with less, just like everyone else.”
Again: Adorable.
That - and he's a media slut.
3 comments:
Dude. Housing isn't that expensive here. Why doesn't he just live in a Congresscritter Frat House (tm) like everyone else? John Boehner could make him waffles every morning.
I personally like the fact that "he’s living what he’s preaching." Might be a bit eccentric, but hey, look at it this way - at least he won't ever be late to work!
I may be wrong... but i believe there is a rule against a member living in her office...
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