Let us leave no doubt about it, when it comes to spending money, when it comes to earmarks that benefit her, her family and her friends, Sarah Palin is Queen of The Hooker's Ball, a Money Whore without comparison. Today, everyone is buzzing about billing the state for her daughters travel (76 tickets in 18 months!) and out of town expenses. Keep in mind, this DOES NOT COUNT additional travel she accepted as GIFTS while Governor! I think it is time that America start taking a serious look at this money slut and her outrageous record of largesse.
First, we have Sarah Palin the Hockey Mom and Mayor of Wasilla...we know she is a hockey Mom who raised a Hockey Slut (see knocked up daughter who spread her legs for the first puck that was shot in her direction). Against the objections of the city, she rammed through approval to build a Recreational/Sports Rink on land the city did not even own, thus leaving the town pegged with a $20 Million Dollar DEBT. She wanted the rink for her and her friends, wanted her daughter to have a warm place in which to drool over boys, and got it.
As Mayor, Sarah Palin also billed the city for a yearly Ear Mark trip to Washington, DC.
We all know her BRAG about the jet she put on EBay...true, she put it on EBAy, but actually sold the plane privately for a LOSS. Further, if you look at Sarah Palin's own travel, the travel she billed the state for her children, and you suddenly have to wonder about the wisdom of selling that jet in the first place. But, let's move on.
Sarah Palin was for the Bridge to Nowhere before she was against it, but still authorized the state to spend $24 Million of EAR MARKED funds to build the Road to Nowhere.
Next, we have the Second Bridge to Nowhere project. Simply stated, Sarah Palin wants an earmarked for twice as much money ($600 Million) to build a Second Bridge to Nowhere that would actually end up in WASILLA! The state of Alaska has already spent $42 Million in Ear Mark money to STUDY Sarah's plan.
Today we find out that the National Republican Party has spent over $150,000 on a Sarah Palin family shopping spree...almost $80,000 at Neiman Marcus as example. Over $5,000 in hair styling. Now we have the Republican Party and Sarah Palin trying to spin this story, to justify the LAVISH wardrobe of Sarah Palin and her family.
Problem is, Sarah Palin has a habit of living LARGE on the public dollar. As example, in her first year as Governor, Sarah Palin spent most of her time (2/3rds of year) working from home so that she could spend time with her kids, rather than commute the one hour into Anchorage. That sounds fine on the surface, until you realize she BILLED THE STATE Per Diem charges of almost $18,000 FOR STAYING HOME! That amount of Per Diem would pay my ENTIRE MORTGAGE for a YEAR!
She steered money from the state to help pay for her husband Todd's Ididerod expenses, and billed the state for travel expenses to GO WATCH HER HUSBAND.
She spent tens of thousands of dollars in state funds to REDECORATE her Governor's Office, even though she hardly ever uses it.
Simply stated, the city of Wassila could not afford her tenure as Mayor, the state of Alaska cannot afford her tenure as Governor, and looking at her spending habits, we DAMN SURE CANNOT AFFORD HER tenure on the National Stage.
