SwingStateProject (5/28) - Where's the New York Times when you need them? Rep. Jo Ann Emerson just lied big-time about her Dem opponent Tommy Sowers' military record, saying that her opposition to DADT repeal was based on talking to actual commanders, as opposed to Sowers, who "never commanded anybody." Um, yeah... except for that platoon of combat engineers that Sowers led in Kosovo.

So, I penned an open letter to Congresswoman Emerson that I'd like you to sign and help gather signatures for. Please forgive the fact that it's short --I wrote it quickly while at a stop halfway through a 100-Mile Road March through the district I did to honor veterans over Memorial Day Weekend.

Best,
Tommy

Dear Congresswoman Emerson,

This Memorial Day weekend, you chose to question my ability to comment on military matters because I had "never commanded anybody." Later you claimed that you "didn't have Sowers' biography in front of you" when you made that statement.

You don't need a biography to know that an 11-year Special Forces officer has commanded soldiers, and plenty of them.

It not only insults me, but insults every veteran in this district, the state, and the country. Our service is not to be used as a throwaway line for political gain.

You owe me and everyone in the military an apology for your Memorial Day smear.

Your opponent,
Tommy Sowers