You may remember the curt exchange between Bob Etheridge and a U.S. Marine at a town hall meeting in Lillington last summer, when the Marine asked Congressman Etheridge a question about Obamacare. By comparison, during our debate, Congressman Etheridge was courting veterans and bragging about his support for the military. But veterans live in the same economy as the rest of us and – as the Marine’s question showed – ‘DC Bob’s’ votes for stimulus spending, Obamacare, cap and trade, bailouts and trillion dollar deficits hurt them just like everyone else.

For example, ‘NC Bob’ promised seniors he wouldn’t cut Medicare but, then, ‘DC Bob’ voted to cut Medicare half a trillion to pay for Obamacare. That didn’t just make life harder for seniors. It affected their children and families.

Finally, during our debate – while ‘DC Bob’ was pandering to veterans – there’s one vote he never mentioned: How, when our troops were fighting in Iraq, he voted with Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi against the surge. Our troops were making the sacrifices that are now allowing us to leave Iraq with honor – but when it came to sending them reinforcements Congressman Etheridge voted no.

Please keep this in mind the next time you hear Bob Etheridge talk about his support for veterans.