What a friggin’ joke. It looks like the Chief of Staff was rubber stamping practically blank request forms. It does not prove the governor approved or wanted this clown running off to Washington.
I agree. Standard government forms require the user fill out the middle portion to ensure proper credit. If this is how he filled out paperwork and this was his tendency, then maybe this was another reason to can him. If the agency was audited and it stated this trip cost $0.00, there is no way to properly match the books.
“It looks like the Chief of Staff was rubber stamping practically blank request forms.”
Yeah, I like the way the document is dated as “6-19-08” at the top of the form (presumably the date the request form was filled in), but date next to the approval signature is one day earlier “6-18-08”.
Plus their is no indication on the form for the specific purpose of the trip except to meet with Murkowski.
I agree partially. This may also be how the office does the initial request for travel, and will be filled out later when they complete the trip. There are no trips which cost $0.00. May be an issue if they get audited as well, as a trip to DC is well in excess of $0.00. If this is indicative of how he completes his paperwork, then I could see how he got canned.