joe sestak. he a seat up there and these a seat democrats would like to keep in party hands. for the latest news go to cnn.com. thanks, paul. for months airlines have been piling on fees for checked bags, seats, you name it, making people frazzled. now rental car companies are following suit. now, what s going on and how you can avoid excessive fees. it doesn t seem to believe to avoid them at all. first of all, why are they doing this? i ll tell you why, just as airlines are merging like mad, so are auto rental companies. hertz bought out dollar rental who beat out avis who owns budget and was trying to get better. enterprise and national. bottom line, fewer companies, less competition.