Per Diem

"Schmitz, 63, also gets a monthly per diem of $3850 to cover travel and lodging when she's doing the people's business in Montgomery, more than 200 miles away from her home district near the Tennessee border."

So is it monthly, or is it a per diem? I can't believe that she gets $3850 per day.

As much as I like articles making fun of the Bushies, someone really should edit this stuff.