Everyone should go whitewater rafting at least once. It is sooooo fun. But when you do? Make sure you're not the Chief of Staff of the Department of the Interior. And make sure it's not during a huge oil spill.

Last week, while his agency was coordinating the federal oil spill response, the chief of staff of the Department of the Interior, Tom Strickland, took a "work-related" whitewater rafting trip in the Grand Canyon with his wife. Oh? I was not aware that among the duties of the chief of staff of the Department of the Interior was having a fucking awesome time and screaming your head off while you careen down a river. Someone give this man a raise. [ABC]