Oleaginous Rethug Texas Gov. Rick "Dipstick" Perry (of secessionist infamy) spent $600,000 of taxpayer's money on a rental mansion at the same time the state is facing an $11 billion shortfall. The linked article contains many egregious details, but in summary, the 6,300-plus square foot mansion is replete with pecan wood floors, 5 bedrooms, 7 bath rooms and 3 dining rooms. It's Dipstick's temporary home while the Governor's mansion is undergoing renovation.
Poor Texas Rethugs. They had a chance to dump this pretty boy in favor of Kay Bailey Hutchinson, but chose not to "change the oil."
