Patrick Murphy Is Looking For A Brother In Arms To Help Him End The War In Iraq

Last year Blue America helped elect Patrick Murphy to Congress. He's the first Iraq War vet to be elected to either House. Even if we haven't agreed with him on every issue that's come up, he's been golden on Iraq and has helped persuade wavering Democrats to support efforts to end the war. Today he was fighting a different kind of battle, blogging for Blue America-endorsed candidate Jon Powers over at Daily Kos. Patrick wants to see Jon in office for all the same reasons we do-- especially because he recognizes in Jon someone with proven leadership abilities.

In the Army, we have a saying: "Lead, follow, or get out of the way."

Jon proved himself on the battlefields of Iraq as a leader who won the respect, not only of those who served under him, but of his fellow Army officers as well.

His commanding officer praised Jon's "extraordinary management skills, leadership, and unmatched talent."

Jon is one battle buddy I need with me in Congress so together, we can lead the fight for the changes we need all across our great country.

...Jon Powers will fight to end business as usual in Washington so we can finally bring our troops home from Iraq, and bring our jobs home to America .

He will fight for energy independence and freedom from the special-interests down in Washington.

Jon Powers has assured me that his progressive values are real and are heartfelt and that he isn't going to get into Congress and turn into a Blue Dog or some other kind of tangential creature from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party. His opponent in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, Jack Davis, switched parties and became a "Democrat" (of sorts) after he was personally slighted by Dick Cheney who was unwilling to bow and scrape when Davis dropped a bundle of cash on the GOP. He's the least qualified Democrat to run in a primary this year... anywhere. I wouldn't even wish him on Hoyer and Emanuel. If you want to give Jon Powers a hand, he can sure use it to stave off this multimillionaire self-funder. And here's the place.