Who is paying the Governor to Travel????

As the governor is jet-setting around the state and around the nation, who is paying for his travel?  For instance, who paid for the governor to go the Kentucky Derby in May 2007, a critical time in the state when the legislature and gov were battling over a 23% increase in state spending ?  Kudos to  Secretary of State Johnson for putting his calendar on-line…why hasn’t the gov posted his calendar? Does he have something to hide?  Let’s take a look at the governors travel vouchers…he submits all his meals…even when he goes to Butte..so  I doubt the governor himself paid for the trip to the Derby…he doesn’t even pay for his own breakfast when he goes to Butte…

Notice the number of months that the governor refused to release travel vouchers:

2005:     January, March , December  (Legislature was in session January and march)

2006:    January, March, July, September

2007:   May, July, August, September, October, November, December (Special Budget Session May)

2008:   January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and August

Notice the legislature was in session several of the months that the governor’s office refused to provide travel vouchers..coincidence?  I doubt it…more likely he was out of town with the rich Hollywood  liberal elite or maybe he was interviewing for the Bill Maher (Real Time) show instead of in the trenches working for the people of Montana…and he doesn’t want proof out there so he refuses to submit those vouchers!

Even looking at his Campaign Expenses since 2006 the Governor has only spent a little over $4,000 on travel for the last 3 years, I sure want his travel planner they get great prices!!!  Or should we look at what the state paid, for your convenience I’ve created a Spread Sheet that is matched to his voucher reimbursements, but only for the months that were disclosed from the Governors office.