teleconferencing. >> no. >> anyway, where he was, he was at snow mass which is right outside of aspen and he apparently was on vacation for four days and he was sharpening up his skiing skills so that's where he was so apparently, now he's going to be back home and maybe he'll help out with the budget. >> it underlies the fact that the white house is sitting out the entire process. they want to get a plan, either sign it, tone it and just release it. they're letting congress fight it out much like the health care situation. >> all right. meantime, a new federal report says that last year, government vehicles guzzled up more gas than they have in any of the previous five years. what? this despite the cut of petroleum consumption to promote his green initiative. >> stuart varney joins us live today. >> stuart, this is going the wrong way, isn't it? we're supposed to buy these really efficient cars. number was supposed to go down, not up. >> don't you find it a little annoying? federal workers earn more than us, get better benefits, get better pensions. they got a job for life and they