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 democratic form of government. >> it made you realize like, oh wait this like avenging angel, this crusader that we're talking about will do shady stop let me play devil's advocate for one second state senator burnout was abusing state aircraft was there a proper way to stop it just say no, the governor controls the aircraft so the next time, you know, bruno says, i need to go to yonkers. i need to go to buffalo. and you say no instead of the easy fix bitter had gone into attack