Vets Running for Congress in '08 ( 7 R's & 4 D's )

To: freema; smoothsailing

But I still think it would be a mistake to toss the bag of blubber out of a transport plane over Haditha without a chute.
A lot of good at heart Iraqi could be killed in the aftermath.

21 posted on 07/27/2008 6:47:58 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice...Now we are left with a bunch of idiots.)

To: Marine_Uncle; freema

LOL! Good one, Uncle!

Maybe the old coot will just slip on some soap or a banana peel. I know I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

22 posted on 07/27/2008 7:32:28 PM PDT by smoothsailing ( Bill Russell can defeat John Murtha - Visit http://russellbrigade.com/)

To: reaganixonbush

If it were just for being a vet, we would;ve voted for John F Kerry.

Ain't that God's honest truth...

23 posted on 07/27/2008 7:46:39 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("Sometimes I have to break the law in order to meet my management objectives." - Bill Calkins, BLM)

24 posted on 07/27/2008 7:56:52 PM PDT by shield (A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)

To: Marine_Uncle; smoothsailing

I must admit, ya got a point.

25 posted on 07/28/2008 2:34:51 AM PDT by freema (MarineNiece,Daughter,Wife,Friend,Sister,Friend,Aunt,Friend,Mother,Friend,Cousin, FRiend)

You're (OK -- they're) missing a couple in Pennsylvania:

They're also missing Tom Manion, USMC, running against the detestable slimeball, Patrick Murphy (who is also a vet), in PA 08.

26 posted on 07/28/2008 3:02:20 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains...)

To: Who is John Galt?

..Just because you served then, doesn’t mean...etc...etc..
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A younger colleague (30ish) and I were discussing politicos and I brought up the FACT that if ALL things were equal, being a Vet would help my decision regardless of the party.
Mainly because the candidate and I would have something in common.
He was mystified by this—except, of course, if I chose the “D”—(he WASN’T a Vet) and could never get it out of his mind, bringing it up whenever he thought it would ‘rankle’ me.
BTW this guy (nice guy etc) has absolutely no problem going with the likes of JJ or BO because they and he are ‘of color’.....
Go figure...

27 posted on 07/28/2008 3:16:03 AM PDT by xrmusn

To: Fresh Wind; smoothsailing; jazusamo; Lancey Howard; Tribune7; Marine_Uncle; freema

They're also missing Tom Manion, USMC, running against the detestable slimeball, Patrick Murphy (who is also a vet), in PA 08.

Thanks for that addition, Fresh Wind, I'll add it to my monitor list.

I also found an article in The Evening Bulletin about the Williams/Sestak match here in my CD PA-07:

Clothesline In Delco

Ridiculous as it may seem, the Republican congressional candidate in Delaware County's 7th District is being hung out to dry. The vaunted political machine has done just enough fundraising for Craig Williams to give the appearance that it has gone to the wall for him. In reality, it has simply collected the low-hanging fruit. Now that crunch time is approaching, when money is most needed to stay viable, don't be surprised to see the Williams campaign fade into obscurity, because it simply can't compete. Incumbent freshman Joe Sestak has $2.6 million cash on hand, while Mr. Williams has a mere $360,000. No one expects a challenger to match an incumbent's tally, but such a disparity is inexcusable. And once a freshman wins re-election, he is virtually impossible to unseat. So why punt a winnable seat? Good question.

Thank you, President Bush, for saddling us with that despicable wolf-in-sheep's-clothing Specter instead of Toomey. Fired Admiral(Ret) Sestak needs to be tossed like the trash he is.

28 posted on 07/28/2008 8:32:17 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)

I’m not all that up on PA politics but this sounds like it could be the work of the despicable PA Repub Chairman Robert Gleason, Jr.

29 posted on 07/28/2008 8:43:27 AM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)

I’m not as knowledgeable as I should be, but I really detest the number of WISCs we have in this state.; not a surprise when the senior federal position is held by the grandfather of the genre!

30 posted on 07/28/2008 8:52:26 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)

Hey. This can't be true. The Republicans are for the big guy and have all the money, the Demorats are for the little guy.
The ex Admiral is certainly a sly one at best.

31 posted on 07/28/2008 8:52:51 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice...Now we are left with a bunch of idiots.)

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