Growing talk about whether Colorado far-right Republican Marilyn Musgrave violated military rules by having uniformed servicemembers at partisan event

From the Coloradoan

In his Feb. 9 column, conservative columnist Robert Novak wrote that county Republican leaders were arranging local speeches by active duty military personnel about their experiences in Iraq.

Jones said he believed Republicans were, indeed, doing so to appeal to the patriotic side of Americans. He said Musgrave should, instead, vote for bonuses and medical benefits for military members.

"I think there's a proactive movement to literally take photos of themselves with soldiers," Jones said.

"What I find disgusting about all of this is (Republicans) are trying to get re-elected because they know they're in trouble, and they're running behind our soldiers to do it."