Paul Hackett, the outspoken, anti-war Veteran has dropped out of the Ohio Senate race, citing pressure from Democratic leaders:
Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid and Rahm Emanuel have not only strong-armed Iraq War vet Paul Hackett out of the Ohio senate race, but out of politics altogether...Not only do I want my country back*, I want my party back. Jeez, what a bunch of losers.
"For me, this is a second betrayal," Hackett told the NYT. "First, my government misused and mismanaged the military in Iraq, and now my own party is afraid to support candidates like me."
*This past weekend, my oldest brother asked me what country exactly do I want back. An excellent question, the point being that perhaps our country has been living a great big lie for quite a long time. So, I guess what I really mean is that I want the country that was supposedly created by the Declaration of Independence and improved upon by the Constitution of the United States. Really, is that too much to ask?
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