-By Warner Todd Huston
Representative Cheri Bustos (Dem., IL 17th) entered Congress in 2010 claiming she was “for the troops.” But all it took for her to skip the latest vote for defense spending was a photo OP with Barack Obama, the very guy trying to gut the military.
Bustos was one of the nine no-show voters on July 24.
But instead of staying in Washington for the latest vote on the Department of Defense Appropriations bill, Bustos was hobnobbing with Obama during his rehash “jobs” speech in Galesburg, Illinois.
Rep. Bustoes with Obama and Senator Claire McCaskill (top of stairs)
Still, she claims she is “for the troops.” Check out what Bustos says on her own website:
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Rep. Bustos Claims She’s ‘For the Troops,’ But Skips Defense Spending Vote?”
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