We constantly hear that our troops favor the Republican position of staying
the course in Iraq. If that is the case then why is it most Iraq vets running
for Congress in ’06 are running as Democrats? Just take a look at these numbers
from
Mother Jones:
|
Candidate |
Seat |
Party |
| David Ashe | Virginia 2nd | D |
| Andrew Duck | Maryland 6th | D |
| Tim Dunn | North Carolina 8th | D |
| Patrick Murphy | Pennsylvania 8th | D |
| Bryan Lentz | Pennsylvania 7th | D |
| Paul Hackett | Ohio Senate | D |
| Tim Walz | Minnesota 1st | D |
| Chris Carney | Pennsylvania 10th | D |
| Eric Massa | New York 29th | D |
| Van Taylor | Texas 17th | R |
| Hiram Lewis | WV Senate | R |
That is 9 out of 11, or 82%, congressional candidates in ’06 running on
the Democrat ticket. I am not going to down the Republicans running that are
veterans. All these men are exceptional. They have served our country in the
most diligent way, by fighting for it, and they wish to continue to serve our
country by leading it. It is just somewhat shocking that so many of those vets
who are running are Democrats. What does that say for the Republican Party? The
answers should be interesting.