Sununu's most excellent trip
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/27/opinion/charles-blow-the-company-romney-keeps.html
October 26, 2012
The Company Romney Keeps
By CHARLES M. BLOW
...In 1991, Sununu became enmeshed in a scandal over using government planes for personal trips.
After the embarrassment of the incident, Bush ordered Sununu to clear all future flights in advance. What happened later you must read for yourself, and it is best stated by Time Magazine in a July 1, 1991, article:
If Sununu hadnt exactly been grounded, he had certainly been sent to his room. But Bush underestimated the depth of Sununus ethical obtuseness and his zeal at finding a way around the rules. Like a rebellious adolescent, Sununu sneaked down the stairs, grabbed the car keys and slipped out of the White House. After all, the old man had only said, Dont take the plane. He didnt say anything about the car.
Overcome by a sudden urge two weeks ago to buy rare stamps, Sununu ordered the driver of his government-paid limousine to drive him 225 miles to New York City. He spent the day and nearly $5,000 at an auction room at Christies. Then he dismissed the driver, who motored back to Washington with no passengers. Sununu returned on a private jet owned by Beneficial Corp.