"Travel for (Rick) Perry's security team cost the state nearly $800,000..."

[ProSense]

At home in Texas, Perry gets rocky welcome

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry has gotten a rocky welcome home to Texas, facing low poll numbers and criticism over state expenses related to his failed campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Travel for Perry's security team cost the state nearly $800,000 between September and November, according to a new report from the state Department of Public Safety.

The money paid for airfare, food and hotels for the governor's protective detail during trips both in Texas and to out-of-state locations such as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Manchester, New Hampshire.

<...>

His campaign paid many expenses, but the state provides security for the governor and first lady. That's been the policy in Texas for decades, gubernatorial spokeswoman Lucy Nashed said.

- more -

http://news.yahoo.com/home-texas-perry-gets-rocky-welcome-034628214.html

Wow! That's more than $265,000 per month.

[dballance]

1. If He Has Any Honor

The campaign will pay for campaign trips.

[freshwest]

2. He never had any honor. If you know of any signs he ever did, please post a link.

[gopiscrap]

4. If he had any honor

he never would have run for governor...what an empty headed vapid waste of the taxpayers money.

[UTUSN]

3. R#3 & K for, well of *course*!1 & his calling card was reducing spending/govt n/t

[Ilsa]

5. I'm surprised his campaign

hasn't tapped each elementary school child for $1 to pay for his boondoggle.