Reid & Durban Too Busy on Junket to Attend President Ford's Funderal

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the incoming assistant majority leader, will miss the state funeral for former President Gerald Ford at the Capitol Rotunda on Saturday night, opting instead to lead a delegation to South America for what has been described as a weeklong visit to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. The senators are scheduled to be in Cuzco, Peru, on Sunday, which would give them an opportunity to view the nearby Machu Picchu Inca ruins and anything else in advance of New Year's Eve. [Read More]