John McCain Would Be A Disaster!!

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Wednesday February 06, 2008 · 6:36 PM PST

2008/02/06 · 18:36

Crossposted at www.AndrewHorne.org

As a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky and a 27 year veteran of the Marine Corps I find the national Republicans' disregard for our troops to be appalling.

In his latest State of the Union address, George W. Bush once again called on Congress to "fully fund our troops." This, less than a month after he vetoed a reasonable and well-deserved pay increase for these same men and women. Seven times last year, the President and his top ally in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, rejected funding proposals for our troops because they came with actual exit strategies attached. If they viewed our troops as people, instead of props for political theater, they might realize the damage they’ve done to our military and our ability to successfully defend America.

And hard as it might be to believe, the situation could get considerably worse. A McCain presidency would be a disaster for our men and women in uniform. If Senator John McCain becomes the Republican Party’s nominee, we must fight tooth and nail to ensure that he isn’t elected.

Andrew Horne

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Friday January 18, 2008 · 7:48 AM PST

2008/01/18 · 07:48

I wanted to stop by and thank everyone here for their support and good wishes as I made my decision about challenging Mitch McConnell here in Kentucky. The outpouring of support coming from the Netroots was one of the factors that led me to believe we have a real shot at "Daschling" the biggest obstructionist the Senate has ever known.

So I’m in, and I’m in this to win.

Our Louisville headquarters is open for business, and our Online HQ is now up and running. You can read my first blog post here, and we’ll be updating our blog regularly to let you know how our campaign is doing.

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John McCain Would Be A Disaster!!

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