"Reservist Called Up, Ends Congress Run"

[GreenPartyVoter]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Congressional candidate Greg Philips will get a chance to serve his country, but it won't be in Washington. The suburban Philadelphia Democrat ended his long-shot bid to unseat Republican Rep. Curt Weldon on Tuesday after his Naval Reserve unit was called up for duty in Kuwait.

A lieutenant in the Navy's Civil Engineers Corps, Philips is scheduled to report for duty on July 26, then spend at least a year in the Iraq theater working with a logistics battalion that specializes in unloading military cargo ships.

Defense Department regulations generally prohibit members of the armed forces from running for office while on active duty. The Pentagon can waive the restriction, but Philips said he is ready to "put the politics behind me."

"That was a campaign, this is a real-world military operation, and my focus now is giving it all my effort," Philips said.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040720/D83UO3880.html

[DarkPhenyx]

1. So that's their plan!

Just keep calling up the Reserves. The good patriotic Democrats will serve their country because it si their duty. The Republicans wil find "something more important to do" and resign or get some sort of deferment.

Behold the evil genius behind their master plan.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. "I have other priorities" is what the chickenhawks will say.

[JPZenger]

3. He Could Have Resigned His Commission, But Decided to Go

http://timesherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12412723&BRD=1672&PAG=461&dept_id=33380&rfi=6

[proud patriot]

4. Darn it , that angers me and saddens me all at the same time

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