know, wenyou know, went on this spending and travel spree. he was unfortunately the tip of the iceberg it appears. it looks like there may be dozens and dozens of these conferences. bill: bob cusack is with us, managing editor of the hill. good morning to you. good morning. bill: tip of the iceberg means what? this is another problem of gsa, another example of government gone wild. with record debt and deficit this is part of the republican narrative that they are portraying the baltimore straeugs, whether it s gsa or fast and furious. we had the leak investigation. this is an ongoing problem, and congressman micah who is in a tough re-election battle is sinking his teeth into it. bill: you had the vegas conference. an awards conference in alexandria, virginia which costs quite a bit too. there were a number of drum sticks bought and passed out to participants at that event.