I am still undecided on who I will vote for in this race, but I do disagree with your comments about Manion. I watched him speak on channels 3 and 6, and while they were only blurbs I felt sincerity and passion in his voice. You only hurt yourself by stating that he is exploiting his son, and Murphy should stay far away from saying anything to that nature. We should only be so lucky to have a canidate that after dealing with a tragic event, still wants to make a positive difference for this country.

He isn’t exploiting his son’s death, sir. He just doesn’t want his son’s death to be in vain. He’s probably tired of people like you, Patrick Murphy and every other jerk undermining the war effort that his son believed in and died in. He also wants to see his country win. And by the way, it isn’t spin; the surge is working, and much as you want to deny it because it doesn’t suit your “hate Bush”, hate Republicans” agenda.

Surely you are not that stupid to truly believe that Tom Manion rejoices every time the media reminds him of his son’s death in Iraq. But maybe I am giving you far too much credit. Maybe if you opened your ears and listen to what the man has to say you would feel differently, “I do want to end the war in Iraq as soon as possible,” Manion said. Do you really think he wants anyone family to endure the suffering and pain his family has gone through? NO Furthermore if you read or listen to what he has to say he not praising the “Bush Doctrine” but rather General Patreas troop surge because it is working, but unfortunately the left wing media wont report on successes in Iraq because it doesn’t serve their purpose.

With regards to Tom Manion’s background, he spent 30 years of his life serving this country as a Marine, so by all means let talk about that because his opponent will surely remind voters of military service. Yes due to his work ethic Tom Manion has become an executive at large Pharma company. Unfortunately though for you sir, Tom Manion has nothing to do with Merck and Schering-Plough engaging in false advertising. Nor will he be receiving billions of dollars from either of those companies or any Pharma company for his campaign. They have rules and regulations to guard against that, but again I am giving you way too much credit to expect you to know about any of that.

Lastly I we on the home front don’t forget who Tom Manion is or what he stands for, because I truly believe our government needs leaders like Tom Manion who have dedicated the better part of his life to serving our country, who instilled the same values in his only son who gave the ultimate sacrifice while defending your freedoms and who is interested in things like affordable healthcare coverage for everyone and securing our boarders to illegal immigrants and most importantly to bringing an end to the war in Iraq as soon as possible.

The note suggesting Colonel Tom Manion might be in the pocklet of the phamaceticals is rediculous. Working in the phamacetical industry is what he does for a living and not who he is. Furthermore, the comment about using the death of his son Travis for political gain is beneath contempt. I sincerely hope that it is far from the norm for Murphy supporters. I have known Tom for 30 years and I am certain that his decision to run against Murphy is due to the shame he feels being represented by anyone putting political gain ahead of the truth. The truth is that the tide has clearly changed in Irag because of men like Tom Manion and young men who are willing to die for what they believe. Contrast THAT with populist politicians who fomulate political positions based on political gain. As a retired Marine, I do not want Murphy as the sole veteran voice on capital hill.

You Democrats/Liberals just can’t handle the truth, can you? The surge is working and you can’t handle it. Maybe, just maybe, Bush is doing the right thing in Iraq, and perhaps sooner, rather than later, we will have a stable Iraqi government.

Murphy has DONE NOTHING but complain and act like a dumb kid for the past two years and now you want to go after Manion for supporting the war and his son. You better get used to the fact that Murphy’s days in Congress are numbered! In the words of Harry Kallas, “He’s outta of here”!

It is no surprise that a nameless fool would write garbage like this.

Your are a complete idiot. And you even put it in writing. Unbelievable.

Exactly, man. Great point!

That $300 a month that the Bush administation is still paying the Iraqi insurgents to not plant roadside bombs or shoot at American troops is the reality of what’s working in Iraq. Who are you trying to kid here. The surge is working… lol. Surge towards what? The only surge that has really worked is the surge of cash to the insurgents and out of the US taxpayer pockets.