In a display of outrageous arrogance, Indiana State Representative Dave Cheatham defended himself and fellow Indiana Democrats who fled to Illinois last month, just as Dems in Wisconsin had done before, to avoid having to vote for harsh spending cuts necessary for the state budget there.
Cheatham said on video “I address the idea of showing up vs. not showing up...my wife teaches first grade, this past week one of the kids in her class his dad is getting sent to Afghanistan. And she said well you know your dad’s doing something that’s really good…so he’s leaving, to do something good. And one of the little girls in class..said it’s kind of like Mister Cheatham, he left to make our schools better. And when I heard that, that gave me a reason..”
