Get elected and see the world

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Of course, it's important for our Congressmen and Senators to visit other countries. How else can they feel qualified to vote on issues affecting these countries and the world in general? And, of course, the Congressmen or their staff could not arrange these trips; we pay more than 20 government employees to do so. And, of course, we would not want our representatives to fly on commercial aircraft; so the Air Force keeps 16 planes available for travel by our representatives. The average cost for one of these Air F orce trips is $12,000 an hour. You don't mind paying your share of that, do you? Heck, I didn't mind paying my share of the $22,000 Rep. Brian Baird spent on hotels and meals on his trip to the Galapagos Islands; he did need to go there to learn about global warming. And, of course, his wife went along. What else would they talk about over dinner?