Ellington

The Washington Post is reporting that Gov. Sarah Palin and her family haven't been conservative with their expense reports in the year+ she as served as governor of Alaska:

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 governor also has charged the state for travel expenses to take her children on official out-of-town missions. And her husband, Todd, has billed the state for expenses and a daily allowance for trips he makes on official business for his wife.

Palin, who earns $125,000 a year, claimed and received $16,951 as her allowance, which officials say was permitted because her official "duty station" is Juneau, according to an analysis of her travel documents by The Washington Post.

The governor's daughters and husband charged the state $43,490 to travel, and many of the trips were between their house in Wasilla and Juneau, the capital city 600 miles away, the documents show.

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135518

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Is it normal to charge per diem for meals you have at home? As for Stevens, comparing yourself to someone that corrupt and saying you cost the taxpayers less is rather disingenuous. She's supposed to be the reformer who saves the taxpayers all sorts of money. She has bragged about saving Alaska money by driving her own car. It's her narrative.

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DonnaLadd

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2008-09-09T15:40:18-06:00