“When it comes to standing up for veterans, we cannot be the Republicans and Democrats, we have to be the red, white, and blue party.”
Barbara Mikulski
“I have been thinking that I would make a proposition to my Republican friends... that if they will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.”
Adlai E. Stevenson
“While Democrats have all the same vices as the Republicans, they are without the cunningness, viciousness, and genetic evil.”
Bobby W. Miller
“America's veterans have earned more than this President and the Republican Congress have provided. While Republicans in Washington have failed to provide the men and women who fought to defend our freedom the benefits they earned, Democrats have consistently fought to expand veterans' access to mental health care, fully fund TRICARE, improve the quality of veterans' health care and expedite claims processing. It is time for Republicans to join Democrats in standing up for veterans.”
Damien LaVera
“The grassroots movement by veterans across the country who have decided to run for Congress as Democrats further highlights the dissatisfaction of the American public with the handling of the war in Iraq.”
Jen Psaki
“Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation, ... Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty.”
Patty Murray
“Instinctively the conventional wisdom says, OK, veterans are probably a Republican voting bloc. But older voters are usually very much more split or even lean Democrat, because they more lean on the government safety net.”
Chuck Todd
