MURTHA'S LOST HIS NERVE

Self | November 20, 2005 | Gargantua

[Gargantua]

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[Gargantua]

I've never been prouder of Johnny Kerry that I am to see him standing there in Congress defending our Viet Nam Vets...

...BWAH-HAH-HAH-HAHHHHhhhhhh!

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[Paladin2]

There's old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots. The Seante needs to be outsourced.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Murtha came to Congress on the heels of the death of its longtime GOP Congressman, John Phillips Saylor (of whom I own some of his personal political belongings), but it wasn't just any time, but as a result of Watergate (under almost any other time, that district would've sent another Republican). Murtha misrepresented himself as a "Conservative" when it turned out he was anything but. Even if we assume he ever was one, he would've long ago switched parties, but instead chose to remain right where he was, and even at that, and we give him the benefit of the doubt, then the other theory holds, that when you lay down with dogs long enough, you catch fleas. A real patriot would've known to "cut and run" from the party that, at its core, hates America and everything it stands for. He chose not to, so why now should we be so surprised when he embraced America's enemies? He has stood amongst them now for 32 years.

[Fierce Allegiance]

The Seante needs to be outsourced.

Yikes!, now there is a scary thought.

Maybe a single term limit, so they can go there and do what we elected them to do,not play CYA so they can get re-elected.

[parthian shot]

"When I was a much younger man, I had nerves of steel."

I think that Murtha should be a lot more concerned about his integrity rather than his nerve.

I do appreciate Murtha's service to his country, but that gives no one the right to speak against our Commander and Chief.

[knarf]

Excellent, gargantua

[randita]

Murtha allowed himself to be used as a political pawn in the Democrat's anti-Bush agenda. And he is paying the price.

[FerdieMurphy]

Altzheimers or dementia can set it at any age and, unfortunately, Democrat Murtha displays all the symptoms.

[SeeSalt]

"He chose not to, so why now should we be so surprised when he embraced America's enemies?"

He thinks that now is the right time to hurt America. He is a vicious person. If Johny Kerrryy is a hypocrite/opportunist and we can deal with that, Murtha is a Jimy Carter's replica - an old perverted guy consumed by his hate of American values.And we cannot deal with that.

[oneofmany]

I've heard that Murtha was being investigated for ethics violations before he made his embarrassing statement and he wanted to provoke the Admin. before it was made public so he can claim retaliation. Has anyone else heard this? Is this true?

[usmcobra]

Yesterday as I was driving home in the pouring rain at 100mph in my 66 Ford Mustang pickup truck, I pondered why Martha lost his nerve.

Then I remember he was a democrat, They only have enough balls to stand up and do what is wrong for the country, and not enough to do what is right.

There is a difference.

[Bahbah]

I've heard that Murtha was being investigated for ethics violations

Yes, this is true. He steered some very lucrative defense contracts to companies represented by a relative. There was a post yesterday about it.

[johnny7]

Integrity, conviction & vision... Murtha, if he ever had any, has none now. I believe age has little to do with it. Even Neville Chamberlain possessed two out of three... and gained the third before his death from cancer.

Murtha placed his party above his country... as have many in the House & Senate, the enemy across the aisle has replaced ANY enemy from abroad.

He serves his constituents in the most shameless and selfish of ways... and it is they who will eventually pay for his treachery.

[chief_bigfoot]

The Seante needs to be outsourced. Yikes!, now there is a scary thought. Maybe a single term limit, so they can go there and do what we elected them to do,not play CYA so they can get re-elected.

Just repeal the 17th ammendment and take the politics out of the Senate. Problem solved. No longer will the linguini spines in the Senate have to play CYA to get re-elected. No longer will the lobbyists have sway over that branch of the gov't. Take it back to the way it was originally laid out, having the House of Reps of each state select the senators.

[austinite]

66 Ford Mustang pickup truck

Got a picture of that? What is that, a ranchero backend welded to a mustang front clip?

[SE Mom]

You nailed it.

In the meantime- besides losing his nerve- he seems to have lost some of his ability to think rationally. It must have been an odd and circuitous route he took to reach his present stand.

[DB]

I actually don't think he lost his nerve. It took a lot of nerve to do what he did. He traded in years of hard earned credibility to try to score political points for his party. The Democrats made a political calculation that Murtha was the perfect spokes person for their planned assault on the President. So he agreed to go along.

They just didn't plan on what the Republicans did in response. And it came back and blew up in the Dem's faces... And with it, went Murtha's integrity...

[bert]

My version of this statement is " He's no longer the man in the Resume."

[usmcobra]

What I want to know is when do I get to be an "outspoken former Marine" like Murtha or Massey or anyone else in the antiwar crows the MSM drools over.

I hear the pay is great.