Rick Perry for president? I don’t know. According to the blog by Charles Kuffner, our governor may be spending a little more money than he should for his security details. So far he has spent $364,000 for out-of-state trips since his re-election. Figures were released by the Texas Department of Public Safety in response to a public information request by the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News; the security costs for eight recent out-of-state destinations, most of them occurred in August, the month that he announced his bid, totaled $70,869.54.
Rick Perry has been to key voting states: South Carolina 2 times, Iowa 3 times, and New Hampshire. This includes travels to Colorado in July and to Alabama in August. That’s on top of $294,093.34 in security detail costs for 30 out-of-state trips Perry or his wife took between the November reelection and July 21. This also includes: destinations to the Bahamas for a family vacation, economic development trips by his wife, and trips by Perry to promote his book. He also met with business leaders or supporters and performed duties related to his then-chairmanship of the Republican Governors Association.
Perry’s traveling cost is picked up by his campaign, but the cost for his security detail is picked up by the state. This is more than George W. Bush spent on his entire campaign.
I agree with the author on this one. The state of Texas is in a budget crunch. I think Rick Perry is using money that is not necessary. I can understand campaigning, but I do not see the Bahamas being a pertinent stop for U.S elections. I think that may be too much. He should be setting an example and I do not think he is. I believe anything personal should be out of his pocket, not the states. How can we trust him as a president if he is already spending money that he should not be spending?
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