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we're going to talk about that a little later on. we should keep these christmas songs going today. [jingle bells] >> excellent op-ed. we will get to that first of all good morning to you. >> griff: good morning, no debate whether or not christmas season ends or continues in the superdome. we were showing the will superdome because it's a cool shot. >> joe: that song is one of my guilty pleasures songs. that's on my gym play list right there. i'm not going to lie. >> rachel: i thought are a lot more manly songs. >> joe: there are hate songs got balance it out so you don't stay mad at...

He seemed to be a "downton abbey fan." so are you. >> republican party scrambling this morning trying to come up with a list of replacements for congressman aaron schock whose sudden resignation has party leaders reeling now. >> schock says the growing scandal over his lavish spending and questions of his ethics have become a distraction. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: embattled congressman aaron schock did just that, announcing tuesday he's stepping down. in a statement the 33-year-old republican lawmaker said constant questions over the past six weeks have "proven a great d...

Turns out the pheasant feathers were just the beginning. joining me now my guests. the wall paint, the wall paper, that launched a thousands inquiries. did you have any idea that you would would be opening a door to aaron schock's red room of pain? >> no, i had no idea. i thought it was crazy. >> the staff's reaction was the first signal of where there's smoke there's fire. >> for me i didn't know this is what the fire would be. i thought there might be something that he was going to be embarrassed by what the place looked like and maybe the people back home wouldn't have loved the design but ...

Knowledge. >> right. moving on to other contentious topics aaron schockschock is now reimbursing taxpayers for a private plane he took to a bear's game last year. if he had just not used $40,000 of taxpayer funds to pay for those pheasant feathers we wouldn't have known about this. >> there are so many ways he has botched all of this. at the bottom of it there is a pattern of relying on donors and the taxpayer that doesn't go well in any district. >> does not go well is someone whose website says i will continue to be a leader to take

By him leading to questions about who's funding his lifestyle. schock used taxpayer and campaign money to pay for flights on private jets and even tickets to a sold-out katy perry concert, according to the associated press. the a.p. said schock took at least a dozen flights worth more than $40,000 on planes owned by key donors since mid 2011. the fresh-faced congressman, just 33 has been seen as a rising star in the republican party. but stories about his spending and his relationship with donors are now raising questions. >> it comes down to a lot of smoke, but repeatedly over and over again ...