Palin Charges Alaska for Kids' Travel

CNN

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.

The charges included costs for hotel and commercial flights for three daughters to join Palin to watch their father in a snowmobile race, and a trip to New York, where the governor attended a five-hour conference and stayed with 17-year-old Bristol for five days and four nights in a luxury hotel.

In all, Palin has charged the state $21,012 for her three daughters' 64 one-way and 12 round-trip commercial flights since she took office in December 2006. She also has charged the state for hotel rooms for the girls.

After all the hubris and corruption of the Bush Administration, is it really any surprise to hear about another Republican also slopping at the trough? I am certainly not surprised by this story. The GOP long ago showed itself to be bereft of all honor and ethics.

Oh, and it might be a good time to point to this old post of mine.