Now running for office: an army of Iraq war vets | csmonitor.com

Now running for office: an army of Iraq war vets | csmonitor.com:

"All but one of these 50 or so House hopefuls are in the Democratic Party.
By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

WASHINGTON – They call themselves the Band of Brothers, about 50 men - and a few women - all Democrats, all opposed to the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, and all military veterans.

One more thing: They're all running for Congress this year.

Not since 1946 have so many vets from one party come together in a political campaign, they claim. Their wildest dream is to give the Democratic Party the extra edge it needs - by boosting its weak image on defense and patriotism - to end Republican control of the House."