As it is, they came to Capitol Hill well-tailored, well-coiffed, if a little the worse for wear. They had, after all, spent some hours on the road.

Better that, they realized, than another jaunt in their private jets. The jet jaunts didn't work out so well, public-relations-wise. They were, in fact, a disaster of epic proportions.

So this time, they hit the highway. It might take longer, but it gave...