It seems that the tedious task of covering the floor of the Senate has gotten to Roll Call reporter Meredith Shiner. Between tweets about procedural moves Shiner gave us all a hilarious little glimpse into her stream of consciousness. Apparently watching Senators babble on and play pointless political games for hours on end wears on a person.
New low for the United States Senate: the name "Max Kellerman" was uttered on the floor.
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) June 18, 2012
On the Senate floor, John McCain is talking about boxing. In my mind, this is playing instead: http://t.co/5uWiyUO1
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) June 18, 2012
Floor right now translated: "We need someone to eat time while we haggle on farm bill! @SenatorDurbin! Talk about the DREAM Act!"
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) June 18, 2012
The United States Senate is the worst boyfriend ever. I'm thinking about breaking up with it. #floorupdate
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) June 18, 2012
— Meredith Shiner (@meredithshiner) June 19, 2012
We will do our best to keep you updated on Meredith Shiner’s slow descent into madness.
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