congressional hypocrisy alert!

First, some background for normies (people not familiar with EI/MCS): all chemically sensitive people are sensitive to car exhaust, so we consider it very bad form to idle a vehicle, and at one lady's house, even the UPS guy shuts off his truck. We will also drive distances walkable by healthy people if there will be any concentration of exhaust along the route. We are, after all, disabled.

Ok, moving on:
Today I learned by reading Dana Milbank's column in the Washington Post that our Congresspeople do things like drive short distances in gas-guzzling behemoths (Mr. Milbank thoughtfully lists them, including the gas mileage for each one), and on one occasion, their vehicles sat idling in the House driveway while they were inside in a meeting discussing gas prices, of all things.

I know that as an ex-train/vanpool/carpool/bus commuter, I am fully within my rights to be Outraged (!!) by these actions, but instead, I find this kind of behavior hilarious. Who else could have a meeting about gas prices while their SUVs idled outside?