To: KLP who wrote (4404 ) 4/22/2006 9:35:05 PM From: Karen Lawrence Read Replies (2) | Respond to Is there anyone from your family over in Iraq fighting. Did your husband serve in Vietnam? Are your kids enlisting to fight? I'm guessing the answer is "no." Did your dad serve in WWII, uncles? Did anyone in your family serve in Korea? The men I've known who served courageously in Vietnam still have their medals. One still has his uniform. They are democrats. Did they serve their country honorably. You betcha. Do they think vietnam was a costly stupid mistake (understatement). You betcha. "in the 2006 Congressional elections, soldier-candidates are marching across the campaign field in numbers not seen in a half-century, many veterans of the Iraq, Afghan, Vietnam, Balkan and first gulf wars — nearly 100 candidates in all, not including a single incumbent.Most are Democrats , but Republicans have come up with their own veterans as well. attacking war heroes has been fair game: John Kerry's Vietnam record was attacked when he ran for president, and Max Cleland, a triple-amputee and Vietnam veteran, lost his Senate seat in Georgia in 2002 after Republicans accused him of being soft on national security. John McCain, when he ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2000, was accused of abandoning veterans. Many of the newest candidates are discovering that the political battlefield may be as challenging as the military one." nytimes.com
