Here name is Tammy Duckworth and she was a helicopter pilot in Iraq. An RPG hit the helicopter she was in and she lost both legs. She's just won the Democrat primary in Illinois. I'll give you one guess as to which side she falls on regarding Bush and the Iraquagmire (and one guess which party she's not running for: NOT the Republicans).
:)
Here's a clip from [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyid=2006-03-22T141041Z_01_N22219225_RTRUKOC_0_US-ILLINOIS.xml&rpc=22|a March 22, 2006 article] from Reuters.Com:
An Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in the conflict narrowly won her bid to run for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in a district held by Republicans for 32 years, returns showed on Wednesday.
Tammy Duckworth, 37, is among several Iraq veterans running for the U.S. Congress this year in a challenge to President George W. Bush's Iraq policy and the traditional perception that Democrats are weaker on national security issues.
With 98 percent of the ballots counted she squeezed out a win, holding a 1,080-vote lead over her closest opponent for the right to face Republican Peter Roskam, a state senator, for whom Vice President Dick Cheney made a campaign appearance.
She will be a long shot in November to take the seat in a heavily Republican suburban Chicago district being given up by Rep. Henry Hyde, who is retiring after 32 years in Congress.
It's going to be tight--but if you're in Illinois (or even if you can spare a couple bucks) please support this woman! CrooksAndLiars.Com has [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/12/18.html#a6374|a good little piece on her featuring video]. In the video she is asked if she thought Bush has laid out a plan for victory in the Iraq war. She replies: "No, but I think he's got some great banners..."
'nuff said.
Check out DuckworthForCongress.Com to follow her progress and to see if you can help :)
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