John Kerry's LTE in the Louisville Courier-Journal admonishing McConnell's smears on vet opponent

[beachmom]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/29/105536/72/153/645652

It was in the above diary (which has the usual infuriating comments in it), but here is the direct link:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20081029/OPINION02/810290727/1018/OPINION

Four years ago, I saw how low the Republican attack machine would stoop in pursuit of power when they used veterans to attack me personally.

I said after that election that I would never again let them get away with it. And now that they're using the same dirty tactics in Kentucky, I'm calling them out on it.

Scared by polls that show the race one of the closest in the country, Mitch McConnell is attacking his opponent, National Guard and Army Reserve veteran Bruce Lunsford, in some really despicable and malicious ads.

Not only are McConnell's ads completely dishonest and dishonorable, they are also incredibly hypocritical: Mitch McConnell voted against Sen. Jim Webb's new GI Bill, and defeated other pro-veteran bills as Minority Leader. It takes a lot of nerve for someone with McConnell's record to attack anyone else's commitment to our veterans.

Let's send a message to Mitch McConnell that no level of political desperation can excuse this level of dishonorable conduct. Mitch McConnell has failed our veterans, and he's failed the American people -- we must make sure he pays for this failure.

Please help defeat Mitch McConnell by supporting Bruce Lunsford's campaign for the U.S. Senate. With your help, we can put an end to the politics of smears and fears.

JOHN F. KERRY

U.S. Senate

[YvonneCa]

1. Thanks, beachmom. Did you read...

...the comments? They are awful. I'm sad to say...because I love my family...but my non-California family lives there. It's an uphill battle in that area.