For regular TLO readers, today’s headline shouldn’t be a big surprise.
Ever since Ol' Stitter took office in 2017, we’ve had a good time poking fun at the jet-setting lifestyle the mega-millionaire and his family enjoy on the taxpayer's dime.
Usually, these stories highlight the governor’s famed hypocrisy, like when he left for Vegas hours after begging state employees to take PTO and sub in schools, or the time he violated his own ban on state-funded travel to California to accept a pro-life award in California. My personal favorite is the beautiful moment he fled to the Santa Fe ski slopes after issuing an all-hands-on-deck emergency order for Oklahoma.
That story—and the photo our observant Ogle Mole covertly snapped at the ski resort—belongs in the TLO Hall of Fame:
Thanks to a report in Oklahoma Voice by our good friend Barbara Holberock—a TLO super fan who occasionally sends us flattering messages complimenting our fine work—there’s more Stitt travel hypocrisy to tell you about.