It may be just "one resume item…"

…to the GOP, but the service and sacrifice of the 56 candidates for the US Congress who've assembled under the banner of Veterans For A Secure America means a bit more to Democrats. Maybe that's why each member of this band of brothers (and sisters) has another identical resume item - a great bid D after their name.



Some 40 of them, along with former Senator and VA Chief Max Cleland, gathered in the capitol today, an event originally prompted by the attempt to 'swift boat' John Murtha. I can't think of many things that would be better for our country right now than a few dozen more voices in Congress to drown out the attacks on our veteran's military service that seems to have become a central piece of the Republican message these days. Our current roster of 49 Democratic vets in the House (including, of course, my own personal Congressman) and 16 Democratic vets in the Senate need al the help they can get.

Kicking Ass has coverage of today's events, including video. Meanwhile, time spent perusing the bios and platforms at the Band Of Brothers website is time well spent. Time spent clicking the donation links even more so.