Monday, October 15, 2012

Gov. Mary Fallin: Big Spender (of Taxpayer's Money)

While we're on the subject of Gov. Mary Fallin's big spending ways (see yesterday's post), let's take a closer look at the not-so-austere spending plan the governor follows when on the road.

How about trips on the state plane from Oklahoma City to her house at Grand Lake? Yes, Sooner fans, the Oklahoman discovered four such trips at a cost of about $1,200 a pop.

Or how about the state plane ride to Arizona and Las Vegas, a trip the Oklahoman said cost a cool $15,700, including a overnight at a Marriott resort for $240 and a meal that cost $172.Yum!

Oh wait. That's cheap compared to Gov. Fallin's two nights at the Ritz Carlton in southern California at $470 a night. (She was there for an all-important Fortune magazine event and all of us Okies just love Fortune.)

Thanks, Oklahoma taxpayers, thanks soooooo much. 

To be fair, the newspaper noted that Gov. Fallin does pay for most of her own meals while traveling, which is good. And she has been a frugal traveler on many other occasions, the Oklahoman reported.

That's as it should be. But what sticks in our craw is the governor's insistence that the state has to tighten its belt and live within its means.

If that's what Gov. Fallin really believes, she's already failed.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I hope for the Oklahoma taxpayers sake that Gov. Mary pays for her own meals. She does not look like she eats like a bird.

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