Roskam is running against Major Tammy Duckworth of the Illinois National Guard, who lost both of her legs when the helicopter she was piloting was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade...Long after President Bush declared "Mission Accomplished" on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. Roskam and Duckworth are running for the seat being vacated by Henry Hyde in the Illinois-06."I go out to Walter Reed quite often and see these brave young soldiers who have served and sacrificed so much. Many of them have lost limbs, as you know. And it's a very sad thing to see. But at the same time it's very uplifting. Because these young people are so proud of what they've done... This generation of men and women who are serving in the military are the very, very, very best of us." -- Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) Speaking at a campaign rally for Peter Roskam.
Remember, Roskam is the one who said his opponent wanted to "cut and run' on Iraq. That was a good one, seeing as how Major Duckworth can't run, since losing her legs in combat.
