Baron Announces Reelect Bid, Poses for Campaign Photos with Troops He Voted to Send to War But Now Refuses to Fund

As long expected, complete with the use of American soldiers as props in a campaign photo op.

From WISH TV:

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Baron Hill wants to keep his seat in Congress. Monday morning he filed for re-election.

Hill currently serves southern Indiana. He went to the Secretary of State's office on Monday to file the proper paperwork.

Hill and former Congressman Mike Sodrel have clashed for the 9th district house seat three times so far and Hill expects another strong challenge.

"You know one of the things that I want to do is elevate the level of discourse in this so it's not so nasty as it was the last time. And I'm going to be reaching out to my opponents so that we conduct ourselves in a better fashion," said Rep. Baron Hill.

Hill is now heading to Georgia to visit with Indiana national guard members who will head to Iraq soon.

How about Baron starts by conducting himself in a better fashion?

He can begin by not using Hoosier National Guard members as a backdrop for his reelection bid, particularly when he has a demonstrated history of not caring one bit about them.

I also find it hard to believe that Baron Hill wants to elevate the level of discourse in the 9th District and prevent things from being nasty.

After all, he proclaimed on television last time that "negative ads work."

Take a look for yourself:



EDIT: I have heard from Hoosiers soldiers deployed to Georgia that they have met the enemy, err, Baron, and they were not impressed. He apparently spent the whole time walking around talking with a group of officers.