The Washington Post reported this week that in addition to being the senior Senator from Ohio, George Voinovich (R), has a new title, the Candy Man. After Senator Craig Thomas died in June, the Senate's famous candy desk was given to the Ohio Senator. The owner of the candy desk is required to fill it with candy for the other Senators. Here's the hitch. There were no major candy manufacturers in Wyoming that Thomas could patronize. Senate ethic rules (really, even for candy?) prohibit accepting candy from other states.The Senate historian reports that tradition was started by Senator George Murphy of California more than 42 years ago. The desk, located in the back row of the Republican side of the Senate, is now the official candy desk. The historian relates the desk has been assigned over the years to John McCain (R-AZ), Slade Gorton (R-OR), Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Rick Santorum (R-PA).
Possibly one of the few redeeming qualities of Santorum is that while keeper of the candy desk, is that he kept is fully stocked with one of Pennsylvania's greatest exports. Currently, Voinovich has stocked the desk with candy from Spangler (maker of the dum-dum - insert appropriate joke here), Mars, and Harry London, maker of the Buckeye, an Ohio tradition.
3 comments:
yeah - that may have been one of santorum only positive moves while in office...
He also exhales carbon dioxide, which is good for the trees. So now he's two steps up from Hitler and Stalin.
ROFLMAO - archivalist, you have to understand, until 10 days ago, i lived in PA....
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