NJ-12: "Bean Family"

by: Rosi Efthim

Wed Oct 20, 2010 at 05:44:51 PM EDT

I have a military suicide in my family, many years ago during a war my older cousin was expected to fight when I was just a little kid. Tom's death was called something else, not a suicide, and was attributed to other causes. The whole family (except my parents) went into decades-long denial. So, I'm happy to see the stresses on those we call to war talked about out loud, and systems put in place to get people the support and treatment they might need to to return to their home life after war. Holt's legislation is named after Sergeant Coleman Bean. Holt wrote about Sergeant Bean for Blue Jersey. Many of us here have expressed that there's little better we can do with our tax money than protect our soldiers the best we can during war, and take care of them best we can on their return.

Holt's new ad, in his race against GOP hedge fund manager Scott Sipprelle, is called "Bean Family". What do you think, Blue Jersey?