On the heels of Mitch McConnell's deciding vote to kill the Senate's economic stimulus package, we've got an exciting update about our campaign to toss him out of the Capitol.
Back in 2006, when Andrew was a Congressional candidate, he met another Marine who had taken the plunge into politics: a reserve officer from Ohio by the name of Paul Hackett.
Now that Andrew is running for Senate, Major Hackett is back in action, and sent this message to supporters:
When I ran for Congress in 2005, I believed that the only way to bring this misguided, disastrous war to a close was by sending its veterans to Washington. I knew that only the men and women who have seen this conflict up-close would be able to bring the realities of it to the Capitol.
That's why I'm supporting Andrew Horne for the US Senate in Kentucky.
A Marine like me and Senator Jim Webb, Lieutenant Colonel Horne spent 27 years serving our country in uniform, including tours in both Desert Storm and the Iraq War. Now, he's come home to serve our country once more, this time in the United States Senate.
Help me send Andrew to the US Senate by giving $27 - one dollar for each year he served us in the Marine Corps. Click here to contribute.
Mitch McConnell, the obstructionist Republican leader, orchestrated more filibusters last year than any Senator in our country's history. Washington needs to take action to confront the countless challenges created by this administration, but McConnell has used every weapon at his disposal to stop progress from being made.
McConnell just helped President Bush veto pay increases for our fighting men and women. He led the filibuster against Jim Webb's bill that provided adequate stateside rest for troops returning from combat. And he voted seven times last year to keep the war going with no timelines or exit strategy.
It's up to us to replace Mitch McConnell with a fighter who has the guts to stand up to the administration, and who won't back down to the Republicans. Andrew Horne is that fighter.
Please give $27 to help ditch Mitch and send Andrew Horne to the Senate.
Andrew Horne is a great guy, a credit to the Marine Corps, and will make one hell of a Senator. I'm going to do everything I can to help him get to Washington, and I hope you'll do the same, because we need Andrew fighting for us again.
Semper Fi,
Paul Hackett
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P.S. - It isn't often we have a real chance to defeat a destructive Republican leader like Mitch McConnell. With your help and mine, Andrew Horne will take advantage of this opportunity and show Mitch McConnell the door. The stakes couldn't be higher for our country and our brave troops in Iraq.
Please help us give Mitch McConnell the defeat he deserves so much: click here and help Andrew Horne ditch Mitch.
Paul is still serving, and isn't available right now to post this himself or to comment, but I will pass along any comments or messages for him once he's back home.
If we don't beat McConnell this November, he can hold up progress in the Senate for the next six years. Having a Democrat in the White House won't mean much success if we still have the Obstructionist-in-Chief to deal with in the Senate.
One final note: You might have heard that some of our national party leaders are trying to give McConnell a pass by backing one of his contributors (an anti-union, self-funding multimillionaire) for the seat. Well, we have no intention of giving McConnell a free ride, and--with your help--we're going to make sure the voters of Kentucky have a real choice this November.
Thanks for all you're doing, and we'll keep you posted.
JR Lentini
Campaign Blogger
Horne for Senate