Double duty
We've come across some often hilarious excuses when congressmen submit the required "personal explanation" for being absent from crucial voting on Capitol Hill.
Most recently, for example, we told you about a congresswoman who acknowledged being "exhausted" from all the congressional infighting and, therefore, she needed a few days' rest.
This week, however, Rep. Jerry Weller, Illinois Republican, received some understanding nods from his colleagues when he informed the House speaker that on legislative days Sept. 4 through Sept. 7, "I was absent caring for my one-year-old daughter."
John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .
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