By: Lt. Col. (ret.) Jim Hunt

In the same week that my opponent, Congressman Dennis Rehberg, voted against the GI Bill—legislation that cares for our heroes when they return from war—he attacked me with a petty, political distraction. It's a predictable political stunt from a career Washington politician.

Yesterday, the Montana Republican Party and Rehberg attacked me and my 23 years of service in the Montana Army National Guard – citing an obscure, new Pentagon regulation regarding photos of candidates in their old uniforms. They told us to pull down our ad—an ad that speaks about Montana's values and priorities (you can see the ad below).

It appears that Congressman Rehberg, who has never served in the military, has a problem with me using a picture from my years in the Guard.