How sad.

Thanks, Congressmen.

And all those mentioned in the article were Democrats, except for Pete King R-NY who explained why he no longer expenses his ride.

Anyone who leases a car is too stupid to be anywhere near the levers of American power.

"I can tell you Lexus has one of the best services and is one of the most reliable cars I know," said Representative Gregory W. Meeks, a Queens Democrat, who leases a 2007 Lexus LS 460 at $998 a month. Mr. Meeks, interviewed a few feet from the House floor last week, seemed reluctant to go into detail, saying he was worried that a story about members' cars could be "distorted" or negative.

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Well, since you're only keeping the car for two years, it doesn't really much matter how reliable it is. Anything built in 2007 should still give you a good ride.

$998 a month. That's a mortgage in a lot of places. Well, good thing the Dems have us all on pay-as-you-go.