Dems Cynical Veterans Politics 2006

“Captain” Ed Morrissey headlines his post, “Dems Push Hackett Under A Bus”, concluding, “Hackett found out a little late that Democrats only pay lip service to veterans.”

Abel Rabinowitz at the CentristCoalition blog calls Hackett “another embittered casualty of a system more concerned with control than service.”

The New York Times reports, “[T]he decision to steer him away from the Senate race [in Ohio] has surprised thise who see him as a symbol for Democrats who oppose the war but want to appear strong on national security.”

I wrote about “The Democrats’ ’06 replay of veterans gambit” several weeks ago that, “The Democrats are now attempting to replay their veterans gambit of 2004. Again, lazy and camp-following mainstream journalists are tagging along with furthering the party line.”

I wrote to “Captain” Ed this morning, “What will be the MSM take on this? If Hackett were a Republican veteran edged aside by a non-veteran, the uproar would be front page.”

Leading Democrats and their Kos-core have been following a cynical ploy to present themselves as strong on national security by mounting a campaign to highlight any veteran they can find to join their new deceptive Band of Brothers and run for Congress. Their Values statement: “The Band of Brothers 2006 campaign will focus on exposing neo-conservative agendas and policies that are in conflict with great American traditions.” The Band of Brothers executive director is quoted by today’s NYT’s story as Hackett’s axing “sends a chill through the rest of the 56 or so veterans that we’ve worked to run for Congress.”

As well it should. How many will wake up to how they’re being used by a Party that has repeatedly demonstrated it could care less about the sacrifice and bravery of their brethren in arms, or the security of the United States?

Mort Kondracke writes, “Judging by where things are headed, the 2006 election shapes up as a nasty, negative contest” in which “Dems have no ideas.” The idea that Dems can deceive the American voter that they care a real whit about national security is bound to fail.