Politicians Really Love To Name Buildings After Themselves

From the Des Moines Register:

The Federal Building in downtown Des Moines would be named the "Neal Smith Federal Building" in honor of a longtime Democratic congressman, under legislation introduced in the U.S. House today.

Rep. Leonard Boswell, a Des Moines Democrat, introduced the bill with Rep. Ralph Regula, an Ohio Republican. Aides to Boswell said he has long been interested in seeing the building named for Smith.

Is this the most important work Leonard Boswell has to do these days?

They've already named a frickin wildlife preserve after Neal Smith, complete with gigantic signs along I-80.

Why do entrenched, out-of-touch, and corruptable politicians always get buildings and things named after them? There's the Archie Brooks Community Center in Des Moines. Tom Harkin tried to get some "global communications center" in Atlanta named after him, but failed. It's like a gigantic mutual masturbation contest with these idiots, only with our tax dollars.