Augusta Free Press Catches Rep. Goodlatte Lying About GI Bill

Something I got in the mail from Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte the other day caught my attention, though not, I'd bet, in the way it was intended.

"A NEW G.I. BILL FOR OUR VETERANS," the headline blared at me, with a U.S. flag in the background and a picture of a smiling young soldier with maybe his wife or fiancee or significant other of some sort down in the bottom-left corner.

But didn't Goodlatte vote against the New G.I. Bill when it came up for a vote in Congress on May 15, I wondered to myself. (And then went back and checked the record - and yup, he did.)

That's bad enough, but as Chris Graham also writes:

...The question I'm asking myself is - shouldn't he at least be up front about the entirety of his voting record in his mailer? I ask that because it wasn't a campaign mailer, but rather something sent out by his congressional office that in the end we, the people paid for.

Should we, the people foot the expense for Congressman Goodlatte to tell us half the story on his position on the New G.I. Bill when the effect is to create a political advantage for the congressman?

I think the answer to that is clear.

Personally, I think the answer is clear about a congressman who would: a) mislead/lie about such an important matter as the GI Bill for our troops; and b) send out this garbage on the taxpayer's dime as part of his congressional mailing privileges?  Is that even legal? What the hell?

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