Now That's Principle

One Congressman was brave enough to step forward and say "No! I deserve my junket to Scotland!"

Pelosi, D-Calif., will exert vast influence over the congressional agenda and stands second in the line of succession to the presidency. In her first step as speaker, she orchestrated bipartisan 430-1 passage of a measure banning lawmakers from accepting gifts and free trips from lobbyists and discounted trips on private planes. Rep. Dan Burton (news, bio, voting record), R-Ind., cast the sole "nay" vote.

At least somebody in Congress is fighting for the rest of us... the rest of us meaning those who want free trips to Spain and the Caribbean when they become legislators.