-the troopergate thing was a national story, because this was elliot spitzer. on, because of this taunt at the inauguration, there was a combative relationship between senate majority leader joe bruno and eliot spitzer. the state of new york owns a small fleet of planes and helicopters that are meant only for official use, but it was an open secret that bruno treated them like air uber without the surge fees. upping the ante in the standoff between spitzer and the republican state senate leader, spitzer's aides instructed state troopers to surveil bruno and keep records of his air travel. to use the power of the state police to go after a political rival is despicable, possibly illegal, and undermines our democrat form of government. it made you realize, like, oh, wait. this, like, avenging angel, this crusader that we're talking about, will do shady stuff. let me play devil's advocate for one second. state senator bruno was abusing state aircraft. yep. was there a proper way to stop it? just say no. the governor controls the aircraft, so the next time, you know