Newt Gingrich says his “not appropriate” behavior was tied to his passion for America. [and love for Tiffany jewelry] Sen. Claire McCaskill’s same passion for America [and it’s money] is apparently the reason why she spent $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a charter plane she co-owns …

Yesterday we told you that Congress accidentally slipped in a few extra dollars in order to buy some fancy jet airplanes that will be used to shuttle them around the globe.  Now we find out that Congress was even more generous than we originally thought. The House Appropriations Committee put …