Perry's campaign cost Texas taxpayers twice as much per day as Bush's in 2000

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By M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.com

Texas taxpayers spent $3.6 million paying for Gov. Rick Perry's state-provided security as he flew around the country during his brief Republican presidential campaign, the state said Friday — money that Democrats want him to pay back.

The Texas Department of Public Safety disclosed that it spent $1.8 million on food, fuel, hotels and other expenses and another $1.8 million on overtime guarding Perry during his travels from August through January.

Most of that travel was out of state as Perry sought the Republican nomination and carried out his duties as head of the Republican Governors Association.

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[Downwinder]

1. And GW was not double dipping.

[Turbineguy]

2. But it was money

well wasted. Besides, it's only taxpayers.

[TexasTowelie]

3. If it was a Democrat,

the Tpers would be raising hell.

[ashling]

4. You mean his Scampaign?

[sonias]

5. And it was 10 times the waste and failure

Of course the Texas taxpayers aren't really laughing about it.