EDITORIAL SUPER-SIZED POLS COUNTY SUPERVISORS LIVE LARGE ON PUBLIC'S MONEY.

IT'S no shock that Los Angeles County supervisors live large on the public dime. It's what we've come to expect from this bunch of powerful, largely anonymous pols who have virtual life terms in office. They make sure that we taxpayers take good care of them.

What's funny, though, is when they try to defend it.

Take Supervisor Don Knabe: ``In my district, I have more than 2 million people and 26 cities, so it's a huge job.''

OK. But how does that justify the plasma TV screens that Knabe and fellow Supervisor Gloria Molina have installed in their offices?

How does it justify the $66,509 Zev Yaroslavsky spent decorating his digs? Or the $2,234 Molina spent on shrubs and plants for her office? Or the fact that Mike Antonovich gets two county Cadillacs -- one for himself and one for his driver?

And these perks are just the gravy. First and foremost, the supervisors are paid as much as $185,232 in salaries and benefits. They also get huge staffs, luxury vehicles and extensive travel.

Sure, the supes' jobs are big -- but not as big as their lifestyles.