[DoctorMichael]

Hey, not everyone is Hillary Clinton and therefore capable of commanding an 8 million dollar book advance and a 'loan' from Terry McCaulife to purchace a couple of houses, let alone furnish them with articles from the White House.

How about Stephanopoulous's deal that enabled him to purchase a Georgetown townhouse?

OTOH.........A number of congessmen like Dick Armey literally slept in their offices because the Washington area is so expensive.

[areafiftyone]

Personally I couldn't care less where the congressmen sleep. They can sleep in a homeless shelter for all I care. It is this part that irks me!

It organizes the annual National Prayer Breakfast attended by the president, members of Congress and dignitaries from around the world. The group leaves its name off the program, even though it spent $924,373 to host the event in 2001, according to the most recent available IRS records, and pays travel expenses for foreign officials to attend.