Back in 2012, then Rep. Bobby Schilling did some very dishonest campaigning. The classic was the "Illinois Democrat" ad he sent out on his behalf, under the guise of being a newspaper of some sort.
His dishonesty continues unabated ....his latest nonsense (a false accusation of Cheri Bustos being anti-veteran) is below the fold.
Note: Schilling's dishonesty was merely a continuation of the blatantly misleading NRCC ad that was run on then Rep. Schilling's behalf. (Cheri Bustos was criticized for voting for money to repair a water main along a road that ran past her house to a Country Club...never mind she was NOT a member of that club or that this was the second half of an already in progress project).
In 2014, Mr. Schilling has NOT gotten more honest. Get a load of this load of BS:
Oh, but what was the real story?
In fact, the cut in question was not a reduction in veterans benefits at all, but rather a cut in the pensions of military retirees. Further, the reduction was one part of a bipartisan budget deal that averted another government shutdown last December.
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The ad refers to the bill introduced last Dec. 10 by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan and Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, chairs of their respective budget committees in the House and Senate. Ryan, who was also the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2012, said at the time: "I'm proud of this agreement. It reduces the deficit — without raising taxes. … I ask all my colleagues in the House to support it."
And the deal was approved overwhelmingly, by a vote of 332 to 94 in the House on Dec. 12, 2013, with 169 Republicans and 163 Democrats voting in favor. The Senate followed suit a few days later, passing the package on Dec. 18 by a vote of 64 to 36. This time, all 55 members of the Democratic caucus voted in favor, but only nine Republicans did so.
But these small cuts weren't popular, and so they were restored in a subsequent bill...that passed with bipartisan support...and
The House voted Feb. 11 to restore the old cost-of-living formula for all who had signed up for military service prior to 2014. The vote was 326 to 90, and Bustos was among the 120 Democrats who voted in favor. The next day, the Senate voted 95 to 3 for final passage, and the president signed the repeal into law on Feb. 15.
Given all that, we find the ad to be shamefully misleading. The man in the ad who says, "Shame on you, Congresswoman Bustos," might accurately have said instead, "Thank you, Congresswoman Bustos, for restoring our full military pensions."
Evidently Mr. Schilling can't win by running an honest campaign.