Barely a week after taking office, Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican who trounced Mr. Murkowski in an August primary and went on to win the general election in a landslide, says she is following through on one of her campaign promises: She is getting rid of the jet, which Mr. Murkowski, provoking a public backlash, bought against the wishes of the Legislature.
The Murkowski administration acquired the plane, the state’s only jet, for $2.692 million in November 2005, using a special account after it was denied money for the purpose by the Legislature and the federal government. The aircraft came to symbolize what critics called Mr. Murkowski’s disconnection from Alaska voters, who often frown on government excess though they are routinely among the country’s biggest beneficiaries of federal spending.
Now the plane will be put up for sale on eBay, Governor Palin’s office said.
Damn, did this jet cause a lot of problems for our out going Governor! It came to symbolize outrageous overspending and a desire to live an opulent lifestyle at the expense of taxpayers.
It may have had much to do with why he is no longer our Governor.
The guy was a true asshole!
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