Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home (Washington Post)

Palin Billed State for Nights Spent at Home
Taxpayers Also Funded Family's Travel
Governor and GOP vice presidential nominee has also billed Alaska taxpayers for travel expenses for her children, according to documents.


ANCHORAGE, Sept. 8 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has billed taxpayers for 312 nights spent in her own home during her first 19 months in office, charging a "per diem" allowance intended to cover meals and incidental expenses while traveling on state business .................. The popular governor collected the per diem allowance from April 22, four days after the birth of her fifth child, until June 3, when she flew to Juneau for two days. She wrote some form of "Lodging -- own residence" or "Lodging -- Wasilla residence" more than 30 times at the same time she took a per diem, according to the reports. In two dozen undated amendments to the reports, the governor deleted the reference to staying in her home but still charged the per diem. ................ In separate filings, the state was billed about $25,000 for Palin's daughters' expenses and $19,000 for her husband's.

Flights topped the list for the most expensive items, and the daughter whose bill was the highest was Piper, 7, whose flights cost nearly $11,000, while Willow, 14, claimed about $6,000 and Bristol, 17, accounted for about $3,400.
................... Asked Monday about the official policy on charging for children's travel expenses, Garnero said: "We cover the expenses of anyone who's conducting state business. I can't imagine kids could be doing that." .................

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I was right all along again and again about Palin. (She doesn't have high enough moral standards to be V.P.)
May be she didn't take/steal as much as the governer before her did, But the attitude she has for taking (or stealing may be is the right word) money as much as she can from the state is not the one the Americans want to see the V.P. has.

 

"reform" ... "maverick" ...

BS.

It's becoming more clear by the day that Sarah Palin is George W. Bush in a skirt. She has the same lack of intellectual curiosity. The same lack of ethics. The same "message from God" mentality.

 

Speaking of ethics and character, I'm always amazed at the lack of it when attempting to smear Governor Palin. I do expect it from the rabid left and those who historically have attacked America on every front.

For example:

One might consider posting more complete facts from a story that otherwise shows a more complete detailing of said facts, instead of taking a few quotes out of context without the important pieces that would otherwise explain such dishonest accusations.

 

Now that's a mental image I really didn't need.

 

What don't we discuss that Obama was the top three recipient of donations from Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae rather than legal expenses.

Hillary Clinton's campaign is calling for the media to back of Sarah Pallin.

 

Keep digging, you might find even more ways Governer Palin saved her state money.

 

it seems that she is good with the money. where did they get their $9 million

 

I give up. Where?

 

Rezko? Ayers? Hehe!

 

i do not know. i was asking. i do not see how they could have made all of that. maybe god gave her a bag of money

 

That goes without saying.

 

but unlike some fools i want to know and i have the capacity to learn.

 

That's certainly an arguable statement.

 

Well don't just make little sissy accusations. That's a coward's stance.

That way you can always make the accusation and you will alway be able to say; "I never said she did anything wrong, I was just wondering..."

Don't be a sissy. Go find out and report back. Then you can give us something that sticks instead of something that stinks.

 

just like people argued that earth is flat.
argue away

 

That's the funniest thing I have heard all day!

 

what accusation? are we having a guilty feeling for trying to push another crook

 

Made my day. You don't even realize what you just did, do you?

Thanks for the chuckle.

 

that is the problem with some people . one day god talks to them and they find everything funny afterward. there are now pills for that.

 

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