How true. I was listening to local radio today (Syracuse, NY) when an ad came on for a hydroplane boat race of some kind on a local lake, and the radio ad listed the sponsors. One of the sponsors was "a New York State Grant from Senator John XXXXX". Here is this guy, paid for from our tax dollars, arranging for a "member item", which is just another way of saying YOUR TAX DOLLARS, and taking credit as if it was coming from his pocket! And to think this member item is paying for a boat race, with all the noise, smoke and misuse of precious fuel! And this guy is a Republican - at least that's what he calls himself - and this is another in a long list of reasons why I have disowned the Republican Party. I'll not vote for another Republican unless he can prove to me that he follows Republican values. Most are just Dems in Republican clothing. They have figured out how to ride the gravy train, keep getting re-elected, while posing as the opposition.