Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Iraq War Draws Veterans Into Politics

Associated Press

The Atlantic - Company, Left

There's something different about the latest crop of military veterans running for Congress...

4 comments:

Fr. D.L. Jones said...

The War-bloggers would have you believe that the majority of veterans and nearly everybody currently in the military today are card-carrying Republicans. Nothing could be farther from the truth as the articles in the main post above show.

Anthony said...

Well, there is a selection bias here in that veterans who still think the war is a good idea are more likely to re-up their enlistment in Iraq and not be available to run for office.

The Democrats have often bought into the myth that david describes. They should be trying to make inroads into supposedly Republican strongholds in the way that GOP strategists have tried to sway blocs such as blacks and Hispanics instead of obsessing about "activating the base."

Christopher Blosser said...

David, who pray tell are "the war bloggers"?

Fr. D.L. Jones said...

That's funny coming from you Chris considering you proudly consider yourself one. Why don't you give us a blog-roll?

I would add to my above comments that it is a myth that the majority of veterans and those currently serving are in support or full agreement about being in Iraq.