Senator Joseph Bruno has just made headlines with a controversy revolving around the usage of taxpayer's money to fly to New York City from Albany. Documents show that he flew in a state helicopter to a New York City heliport and then had a state trooper escort him to the office building housing a major CEO who has donated to the state Republican Party.

This is unacceptable behavior for any public figure, including Bruno (or Governor Spitzer for that matter). To get approval for the helicopter, he had to sign a document saying that it was for legislative business, so he most likely has proof that he was doing more than fundraising. He also attacked Governor Spitzer's office for reporting him and even said of Governor Spitzer, "[he] does not understand that he is not a dictator." (As quoted in the New York Times article by Danny Hakim)