Nikki Haley Europe Trip Costs South Carolina Thousands, Nets No New Employers

The Post and Courier:

Gov. Nikki Haley's weeklong trip to Europe in June in search of "jobs, jobs, jobs" cost South Carolinians more than $127,000. But the governor and her entourage of more than two dozen returned without any finished deals to bring new employers to the Palmetto State.

Haley, who captured the governor's office preaching fiscal restraint, spent the cash so she, her husband and the rest of the state's contingent could stay in five-star hotels; sip cocktails at the Paris Ritz; dine on what an invitation touted as "delicious French cuisine" at a swanky rooftop restaurant; and rub elbows with the U.S. Ambassador to France at his official residence near the French presidential palace.

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Comments

[thegreenhornet]

08:00 AM on 09/08/2011

Wow. A hypocritical republican governor. Who would have thought.

[Carl Caroli]

07:32 PM on 09/07/2011

And they complain about wasting tax dollars on the needy?

[paid troll]

06:48 PM on 09/07/2011

there's never enough for the people but never too much for themselves, their families, the wealthiest and corporations.

[paid troll]

06:46 PM on 09/07/2011

has nimrata produced her long form birth certificate yet? how about piyush?

[bayman]

05:09 PM on 09/07/2011

Why is this called a 'shocker'? She's no different than all the other republic hypocrites.

[edayres]

04:12 PM on 09/07/2011

I doubt there was any business involved. I think she was just hoping to run into Chevy Chase and the rest of the Griswalds.

[dbrett480]

04:04 PM on 09/07/2011

And these are the same people that attack public employee unions for "excessive pay and benefits?"

[blukazoo]

03:58 PM on 09/07/2011

Typical republican--fiscal restraint on anything that might benefit the people of the country but NEVER on anything that reminds them that they're rich and deserve to spend the money on themselves.

[hypnus]

03:57 PM on 09/07/2011

The headline said on the main page said, “Nikki Haley shocker”. A Republican preaching fiscal restraint while living it up. What’s so shocking about that? I thought maybe she pulled a Miss Columbia and went to France commando style.

[Larry Lambert]

02:41 PM on 09/07/2011

Living it up and partying at the Ritz in Paris, probably discussing fiscal austerity measures for the poor.

127,000 expense trip WOW, WOW, WOW These baggers shure know how not to spend the money.

[Oonagh]

02:39 PM on 09/07/2011

I would love a paid trip to Paris, great food, wonderful city... beats going to anywhere in South Carolina where it is hot and muggy and all you get is fried food.

[caterpol]

02:16 PM on 09/07/2011

Funny stuff. Now that all the American jobs have gone overseas, we have to pay our congresspersons to track down all those American patriots in Europe?

[LuvsCheerios]

02:02 PM on 09/07/2011

$127,000
Boy you Carolininans sent her in style!

[kimbanyc]

01:52 PM on 09/07/2011

WAS SHE ALSO ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL????

[Hoosierbrad]

01:44 PM on 09/07/2011

One could say it least it wasn't a trip on the Appalachian Trail on the State's dime.