Iraq Vets for Congress. Ron Paul Supporters for McCain?! (In other news, Hell Freezes over.)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting:

Seventeen Iraq combat veterans are running for House seats as Republicans, pledging to continue the war once in Congress and linking themselves to Sen. John McCain’s candidacy for president.

As Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, prepares to go to Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss his record there, some of the vets also came to Washington to link themselves to the general whose 2007 troop surge they believe has improved America’s prospects for victory…(more)

They are requesting help on their website, IraqVetsForCongress.com:

4,000 individual contributions of just $25 to each Iraq Vet for Congress will make us all extremely competitive and send a clear message to our opponents that Republicans are going to take back the House and our squad of Iraq Vets will be leading the way.

Of course, we will accept smaller and large contributions but we are hoping that the $25 contributions will be the backbone of our efforts….Click here to find out more, and contribute.

Since Senator John McCain is a war hero, it’s not too surprising that he would receive support from these veterans, but what is surpising is this, from JoinOrDie08.com:

We stand at a time where the buzz word is Change. What happened to Reform or Revolution?
We stand against Socialism and another Democratic Party takeover.
This is a crossroad.
We are voting Republican and holding them accountable.
Will you stand with us?
We are Ron Paul admirers who will vote for John McCain in November!