Adventures in Fiscal Responsibility
Sarah Palin took the RNC’s money and went on a shopping spree:
The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.
According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing began in early September and included bills from Saks Fifth Avenue in St. Louis and New York for a combined $49,425.74.
The records also document a couple of big-time shopping trips to Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis, including one $75,062.63 spree in early September.
The RNC also spent $4,716.49 on hair and makeup through September after reporting no such costs in August.
This is something that the GOP is always hitting Democrats for–John Edwards’ haircut, anyone?–so it’s nice to see the Republicans eat crow for this potentially illegal and definitely stupid decision. Marc Ambinder is getting email from some rightfully pissed-off Republican donors who want to know what it says about their party that it spent $150k on pantsuits and shoes as the nation slid into a depression. After the initial statement, the campaign seems to be avoiding talking about it. I sure would like to hear their explanation, though.
Update: From a TPM reader:
“If Sarah Palin’s $150,000 wardrobe had a life of its own, it would get a tax cut from a President Obama.”
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