The plane story conclusion is detailed below. Let's all just overlook the ludicrous nature of these expenses because we are blind parrots. You are slowly winning me over!
The problem is this... Palin is a hypocrite who touts change in Washington while she is no better. The point of me posting this thread was to show how the republicans act when damaging allegations are brought up in conversation -- UNLIKE the lame attempts to tear down Obama that I have seen on this board. There are some that are so wrapped up in defending their view at all costs it is a joke. I gladly absorb all sorts of information to make better judgements in my life... and *gasp* change my viewpoint sometimes! Wow, what a concept.
"There was no valid reason for the children to be along on state business," said Knowles, a supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama. "I cannot recall any instance during my eight years as governor where it would have been appropriate to claim they performed state business."
Knowles said he brought his children to one NGA event while in office but didn't charge the state for their trip.
In February 2007, the three girls flew from Juneau to Anchorage on Alaska Airlines. Palin charged the state for the $519.30 round-trip ticket for each girl, and noted on the expense form that the daughters accompanied her to "open the start of the Iron Dog race."
The children and their mother then watched as Todd Palin and other racers started the competition, which Todd won that year. Palin later had the relevant expense forms changed to describe the girls' business as "First Family official starter for the start of the Iron Dog race."
The Palins began charging the state for commercial flights after the governor kept a 2006 campaign promise to sell a jet bought by her predecessor.
Palin put the jet up for sale on eBay, a move she later trumpeted in her star-making speech at the Republican National Convention, and it was ultimately sold by the state at a loss.
That left only one high-performance aircraft deemed safe enough for her to use — a 1980 twin-engine King Air assigned to the public safety agency but, according to flight logs, out of service for maintenance and repairs about a third of the time Palin has been governor.