miles a day on amtrak, from the time i got elected a united states senator. as a matter of fact when i was vice president i used to like to take the train home because my mom was very sick and dying, i would come home every weekend to make sure i take the train home. the secret service, and i'm not criticizing them, legitimately would rather me fly, because it's safer. i'm getting on one friday, and then one of the senior guys on amtrak, angelo negri, i got to know all the conductors really well, they became my friends, i mean really, my genuine friends, i had them home for christmas. angelo came up to me and grabbed my cheek, "joey baby," the secret service was about to blow his head off. i said, he's a friend. he says, i read in the paper,