High-Flying Campaign Issues Move from Florida to Missouri

Submitted by Anonymous on March 28, 2011 - 11:57am

Gov. Rick Scott is no Sen. Claire McCaskill, thank goodness.

While Scott personally pays for all expenses related to his private jet, the Democratic senator has billed Missouri taxpayers $88,000 for trips she takes on her personal plane. McCaskill has also run afoul of ethics rules governing such jaunts for campaigning.

And the ride gets bumpier. McCaskill recently admitted that she failed to pay $287,000 in personal property taxes on the charter plane she co-owns with her husband and investors.

Not exactly friendly skies for the senator seeking re-election in 2012.

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