My transplanted Texas friend Carol in Vermont wants to know if Rick Perry even pays for his own hair products.

I can fully understand her concern after she sent this —

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made presidential campaign trips on a jet owned by a contributor who is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Texas regulators, according to published media reports.

Perry flew last weekend on a jet belonging to Brian D. Pardo, the CEO of life settlement company Life Partners Holdings(LPHI), according to a report by The Wall Street Journal that cited a Perry campaign aide and flight records obtained through Flightwise.com.

The plane also carried the governor’s relatives from Texas to Charleston, S.C. on Aug. 13, the day Perry officially launched his presidential campaign, the report added.

And his laundry will be picked up, delivered, and paid for by Travis Lemont Johnson, who is currently on probation for robbing a Stop-N-Go with a large stick and a vicious attitude.

His hair products?  Produced from kitten tears by child labor sweatshops in his basement run by Bernie Madoff.

Trust me on this:  you do not want to know where he gets his teeth cleaned.