WASHINGTON _ Rep. Andy Barr's comparison of his job in Congress _ "where ideas matter" _ to his opponent's military service _ "where execution matters" _ kicked off a storm of controversy Thursday, and a request for an apology from a veterans' political group that endorses both Republicans and Democrats.
With Honor, which has endorsed Barr's Democratic challenger, Amy McGrath, called on Barr to apologize to McGrath and members of the military, accusing the Kentucky Republican of "devaluing their service."
"She put her life on the line flying 89 combat missions," the group said of McGrath. Barr, it added, "has served as an elected official in Washington, DC. To equate the two is misleading."
