Posted on 07/31/2010 9:54:16 PM PDT by darrellmaurina
SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (July 28, 2010) — State Sen. Bill Stouffer knows he’s in an uphill battle trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton. When he visits military installations, he routinely sees everything from dog kennels to major training facilities named after Skelton, who as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has brought literally billions of dollars to Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman Air Force Base. So why would anyone ask voters in a county like Pulaski, where Skelton is widely credited with saving Fort Leonard Wood from closure, ask voters to close out Skelton’s congressional career of more than three decades? In a Wednesday appearance at the Sunshine Café in St. Robert, Stouffer said he realizes Skelton’s role on the House Armed Services Committee can’t be replicated by any freshman congressman. A more serious problem, according to Stouffer, is that Skelton’s votes in recent years have moved substantially to the left of his district’s viewpoints. “Ike’s running a lot of veteran commercials, and a lot of veterans I talk to say, ‘This is not what I fought for, we need a change,’” Stouffer said. “Just the bare facts of the matter are if you have a 78-year-old that is the only thing that is keeping these two bases open, folks, we’re in trouble anyways.”
(Excerpt) Read more at pulaskicountydaily.com ...
WHiteman should have been closed years ago.
It is not about Defense - it is too often about jobs or worse, pork.
That’s an informative article...and I learned a new word.
“Inactivated”
Pork. A synonym for votes. Who would have thought that possible?
Skelton has long been known as a friend of Defense and he has certainly used his position to help his district. What is less well known is that while he presents himself as a conservative, his votes reveal that he supports Speaker Pelosi whenever and however she needs the help. He has voted for radical leftwing schemes that are completely contrary to the wishes and interests of his own constituents. His message to them is to shut up. He’s throwing them a few bones, so they should be happy. They need to get rid of this guy.
Benedict Arnold was a veteran too. Today, now, is the time to take the political pedestal of ‘Being a Vat’ away.
‘Being a VET’ — but ‘Vat’ also applies, because these so called patriots who demand special treatment and favor on account of military service are like a VAT, a value-added tax. A destructive force that pervades society.
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