Democrats Fundraising on Soldier's Coffins

The Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in Washington, DC produced a web ad using photos of the flag-draped coffins of United States service personnel killed in Iraq and used it as part of an ongoing fundraising campaign (we are not going to link to the ad out of respect for those who died and their families).

We have debated whether or not to post on this subject because it is a sensitive issue to the families of those who have died in action - many of whom oppose the ongoing deployment of our troops in Iraq.

While we believe a healthy debate about what's happening in Iraq is good for our Democracy and while we believe the Democrats have a right to run a campaign on this issue, we do not believe they should use it specifically for fundraising. Wherever that line is in the sand of good taste in campaigning, we believe they crossed it.

As for our Democrat Representative in the U.S. House, he gave $50,000 to the DCCC in May, but did not publicly call for the ad to be taken down.