Iraq War Veteran Loses Bid For Seat In Congress

NBC 4 Columbus ^ | August 3, 2005

[flutters]

CINCINNATI -- A resume that includes military service in Iraq and harsh attacks on President George W. Bush wasn't enough to land Paul Hackett on Capitol Hill.

The Iraq war veteran narrowly lost a bid to win a special congressional election in Ohio.

Hackett was hoping to become the first veteran of the Iraq war elected to Congress.

Republican Jean Schmidt beat Hackett and will replace Rob Portman, who left Congress this year after being named U.S. trade representative by Bush.

Schmidt is a well-known, experienced Republican who headed the Cincinnati-area Right to Life.

Hackett initially opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq as a war that "set a bad precedent," but said now the United States can't "cut and run."

Portman consistently dominated elections in the heavily-GOP Cincinnati-area district. Democrats had been hoping a strong showing by Hackett would be a good sign before midterm elections.

[goldstategop]

Yes... tell me again - did you hear Hackett articulate a vision of how the Democrats would deal with jobs, education, national security, and reforming our retirement and tax policies? I didn't. The Democrats don't have any answers to deal with the problems our nation is facing today. All they can offer is more hatred of President Bush. I sure do hope they keep it up!

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[RIGHT IN LAS VEGAS]

Pataki and Hillary....stick it!!!!!!!

[skaterboy]

Not a good day? Last time I checked we still won!!

[A CA Guy]

Any Democrat the opens their pie hole to articulate their socialism will be rewarded always with the losing end of the vote.

Their party IMO center around vice and socialism as their core values.

Works in some major cities, but that is all.

[goldstategop]

Abortion and making government bigger are the only things they passionately believe in. Everything else is pure BS from these people. The reason they can't be honest is No. 1, no one likes abortion and No. 2, no one wants to pay more for the kind of government Democrats would like to foist on the rest of us. Its that simple and that's why the other party lies to voters. They know if they were sincere about their political views, their candidates wouldn't have a prayer of being elected dogcatcher in large parts of the country.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[backhoe]

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Addendum: Michelle Malkin notes that the stolen-election meme has already arisen at the once-sane Talking Points Memo, courtesy of Josh Marshall:

Late Update: Schmidt pulling ahead late. Did the call go out to Diebold?

However, it gets worse at the usually-rational MyDD (in the comments, not the posts):

[conservativecorner]

Bye-bye demoncrat BUMP!!

[arasina]

(About da guy we hoid Rush carry on about ad nauseam today.)

Guess Hackett just couldn't hack it with Rush pounding away at him, eh? Some Marine. His Iraq war 'veteran' status is reminiscent of one F'n Kerry. Everything done by this kind of person is all about appearances and nothing about real 'soul'.

[opbuzz]

Hackett is an embarrassment to the USMC.

[F16Fighter]

"Guess Hackett just couldn't hack it with Rush pounding away at him, eh? Some Marine. His Iraq war 'veteran' status is reminiscent of one F'n Kerry. Everything done by this kind of person is all about appearances and nothing about real 'soul'."

Hackett/hack-it? (tee-hee)

Yep, another Dem exposed as a phony.

Rush must have helped afterall, eh?

[California Patriot]

The fact that the Rats had to lie is immaterial. They are liars, and will always lie when they think it helps. Which it does.

Turnout is low in special elections. So what? Why couldn't it be low on their side as well as ours?

Think, people. Jeez.