I believe it was for his 50th birthday, so he could fly back and forth between chicago and Springfield ( he was/is a senator also)

I was a guest at church, I'm usually a heathen

The whole service was about him

When they announced it, I just looked around trying to wrap my head around it.

What really got me though, were his comments:
(Again, I was there)

"I can't wait to tell some of my pastor friends how good my congregation is.....'hey man, remember your birthday last year? What was it YOUR congregation got for you?........'a Cadillac?.....*pause for effect*.....ain't that one a them things that ROLLS ON THE GROUND?????'"

The congregation ate it up

I was sick