He's a real Democrat.  If you'd bothered to read his website, you'd know that.

Try to life the blinders a little.

I'm against guns but I respect the fact that other people disagree. Outlawing guns won't solve the problem. Name calling won't solve the problem.

The reason there are so many gun deaths in cities is because of the lack of economic opportunity. Paul Hackett talks about that. He talks about jobs. He talks about health care.

You can lable him a DLC clone but that's because your ignorant.

As for Iraq, not every being a Marine I'll never understand his persective of getting the call from the people you've served with asking for your help. I've never lived that. But I can respect that and I can be very grateful for that.

If you're looking for people to hate, try looking at the idiots who sent them there, or looking at the idiots who don't want to talk about solutions. Paul Hackett is doing that.  

It's people like you who want to make sure the Democrats are in the minority forever.

I pay taxes to see that my neighbors and I get the things we need. Is it too much to expect that some of our tax dollars be allocated towards a fair system that provides affordable healthcare coverage to all Americans?

I'm not suggesting we pay more taxes, just that they get spent on what's really important. Our government should be more concerned about preserving the health of our people than protecting the profits of the health insurance industry and other powerful interests.

Yeah, I'm sure he'd've sabotaged Clinton's health care plan.

Furthermore, you didn't bother to read his statement on guns.  Does he ever reference the 2nd Amendment?  Nope.  He does, however, stress the importance of responsible gun ownership:

I understand that guns in the wrong hands are deadly. They must be kept out of the hands of criminals. And we must demand that law-abiding citizens who do own guns, like me, use them safely, responsibly and in compliance with the law.

I have safety locks on my firearms. At home, they're locked in a safe. When I go hunting outside of Ohio, I make sure I comply with the local gun laws.

All my friends who share my interest in hunting share my sense of responsibility toward the safe use and storage of their firearms.

Yeah, he's a gun nut, alright.

Otherwise, if American soldiers are responsible for this "murder," because they fought it, then so are American taxpayers, because they paid for it.    I daresay that number includes you, Rational - unless, of course, you're a tax resistor.  Which I very much doubt.