Walker's speaking engagement comes as Walker, six other state officials and first lady Donna Walker, covering her own expenses, will travel starting this weekend for a 10-day trip to Singapore and South Korea to market North Slope natural gas.

Really?????????? They're only marketing north slope natural gas for 10 days.  I think its more of a vacation, sight seeing, taste the foods, see the culture, party on and then come back and act like you really worked.  Why else would his wife go along?  They want to take our income through a tax, take our pfds for the state to survive meanwhile they trounce off on an all expenses paid 10 day vacation which is what it is and claim they're trying to help Alaska.  Pish Posh.  Yeah yeah whatever governor.  Good try though.