Col Morganthaler's free ride in the 6th

An email below from Morganthaler's campaign on the Trib's endorsement.

The Trib, and the redeploy-away-from-Iraq-now activists, really should press Morganthaler on this from her Iraq blog,

As she told me the horrors of living in Kuwait under the occupation, I realized that if we had not had the first war, Saddam may have been impossible to stop with the oil under his total control. The men who did terrible things to the Kuwaitis, especially the Kuwaiti women are very similar to the men we are fighting. As people get upset about Abu Ghraib, one thing that should never be forgotten: these are men who have murdered Americans and would continue to murder Americans if given the opportunity.

Does she still stand by it? Where the prisoners abused at Abu Garib really people who murdered Americans, or just common criminals or hapless prisoners in a very badly managed military jail?

Morganthaler and Gen Sanchez commanded our forces at the nadir of the war in Iraq with Abu Garib.

This primary is a free ride for a candidate with much to explain about her participation in it. No questions are asked, and only silence from a candidate trained in Public Relations, charged for Public Relations in Iraq; on a Public Relations debacle that devastated the Army's mission.

For Democrats to unite now around Sanchez without the press or anti-war activists asking any questions --just this bland endorsement from the Trib for a mom- does not serve America well.

The press and the left have a duty and they're failing badly.

Dear Supporter,

I’ve got some very exciting news! Today, the Chicago Tribune endorsed our campaign to take on Peter Roskam and fix the broken system in Washington.

The Tribune wrote:

“Democrat Jill Morgenthaler of Des Plaines is running under the slogan "Army colonel/businesswoman/Des Plaines mom." She served in the Army Reserve for 30 years and was most recently head of homeland security in the Blagojevich administration. She is competent, smart and thoughtful.”

Our campaign is on a roll, but we need your help. In just 3 short weeks, we’ll go to the polls and vote for the person we believe is the best candidate to take on Peter Roskam and represent our values in Washington. Here's how you you can help:

Contribute: Our fundraising deadline is today. Please consider clicking here and making a contribution of $10, $25, $50 or whatever you can afford. Your contribution will go a long way towards helping us be successful.

Volunteer: This Saturday and Sunday Jill will be in the office calling voters to tell them about her campaign and she needs help! Please plan on coming in for two hours and joining Jill. Our office is located at 190 N Swift Road in Addison, at the corner of Swift Road and Army Trail Road. We’ll have enough pizza and drinks to feed an Army but please RSVP by calling (630) 627-0900.

Our office is open seven days a week from 9 AM - 9 PM so please stop by any time you can help. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to give us a call.

The Chicago Tribune endorsement is just the beginning. We’re going all the way thru to November, sending Jill to Washington to stop the bickering, roll up her sleeves and get the things that matter most done. We’ll see you on the trail!

Thanks,

Charles Blumenthal
Campaign Manager
Jill Morgenthaler for Congress
Army Colonel. Businesswoman. Des Plaines Mom.

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An email from Tammy Duckworth

An email from Duckworth for Morganthaler; the quiet campaign in the 6th CD.

Dear Friend,

As you may have heard, I have decided not to run for Congress in 2008. I love working on behalf of the Veterans of Illinois and believe we are making a lot of progress. It is work I am committed to and I want to see it through.

But I wanted to take a moment to tell you about someone who is running for Congress, who I believe deserves our full support: my friend, Jill Morgenthaler.

Jill just stepped down from her position as Illinois ' homeland security adviser. She spent two years on the job, working with local, state, and federal authorities to keep all of us in Illinois safe. She did a remarkable job.

She's also a retired Colonel, a thirty year army Veteran, who has first hand experience in some of the most complex and dangerous regions of the world. She'll be the leader we need to help get our foreign policy back on track. When making decisions about Iraq and about other complex foreign policy issues facing our nation, Jill will ensure that sound judgment trumps partisan politics.

She's also a wife, a mother, and a 16 year resident of Des Plaines . Both of her kids went to local public schools. Jill knows that we need to take some of the financial pressure off of families in the 6th Congressional District.

She'll do it by working together with anyone—Democrat or Republican—who understands that we need to reign in runaway federal spending to lower taxes, make health care more affordable, end our dependence on foreign oil, secure our borders and keep our families safe.

I really believe in Jill and I can personally attest to what a great leader she is.

Please join me in continuing the fight we proudly waged in 2006 by giving Jill Morgenthaler the same friendship and support that you shared with me.

A contribution today of $50, $75 or $100 would go a long way toward helping Jill meet her fund raising goals for the February 5th primary and toward helping her retire Peter Roskam in 2008.

You can make your contribution securely online or mail it to Jill Morgenthaler for Congress 190 N. Swift Road Addison, IL 60101. It will really make a difference.

Thank you and God Bless,

Tammy Duckworth

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Il-6th CD: Jagla v Morganthaler

Jagla on Iraq (I guess he's still on the ballot):

“No appropriations bill will reach the floor,

until the president agrees to end the war.”

And Colonel Morganthaler,

Our troops in Iraq are patriots and heroes. I know because I served with them. They deserve a responsible game plan to get out of Iraq and the benefits they earned when they get home. Endless tours of duty? Waiting lines at the VA? That's a slap in their face. They deserve better and I will fight to make sure they get it.

Save a few posts by Bridget and Hiram, the silence on this race deafening (Check Prairie State Blue).

Morganthaler takes on Roskam and starts triangulating on Iraq (seems to me as she already has. How is she different from Kirk or Lipinski above?), then Progressives have no one to blame but themselves because they've ditched the clear anti-war guy in the 6th.

They should layoff Lipinski and Kirk and just call it quits on Foreign Affairs.

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