around the country on private jets and military jets for bizarre reasons like this. you have the treasury secretary that goes with his newlywed wife. they stand on the top of a pile of gold at fort knox to see a total eclipse of the sun. you have a vice president who does what may end up being a $500,000 pr stunt. they actually tell the press, sit tight, he's going to be right back down. he uses the secret service, government planes, flies out to indianapolis and back to l.a. you have the interior secretary and the epa, head of the epa, you have all these people living like rock stars on taxpayer's dollars. i can't imagine what republicans would say if barack obama or bill clinton's people did that. >> let me be clear, joe. the republicans in our congress and the senate are aiders and