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MURTHA TO DROP OUT OF RUNNING [Update- Hoyer Wins!!!-Vote 149-86]
Polipundit ^
| Nov. 16, 2006
| Michael Sparxx
Posted on 11/16/2006 8:30:20 AM PST by conservativecorner
BREAKING NEWS:
Conservatives with Attitude! insiders are informing us that Congressman John Murtha will DROP OUT of the running for the number 2 spot in the House as Majority Leader.
Even if he does stay in the race, he will fall short by a few votes.
This will serve as a big blow to Nancy Pelosi.
Michael
TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abscam; antiwar; bribery; cultureofcorruption; cultureofcutandrun; deeplydisturbed; hoyer; igotthevotes; murtha; puckeredcameltoe; repostingtookinawa; rushsankoljack; sanfranciscovalues; swiftboatedmurtha; waterboardedmurder; waterboardedmurtha
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To: conservativecorner
They jumped the gun just like Hotline did at first. Check out Post #24.
41
posted on
11/16/2006 8:37:25 AM PST
by
areafiftyone
(Politicians Are Like Diapers - Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason)
To: cripplecreek
What is the skinny on Alcee Hastings?
42
posted on
11/16/2006 8:37:52 AM PST
by
xcullen
To: Republican Red
I hope he gets it. What a ripe (political) target that would be.
43
posted on
11/16/2006 8:37:57 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." (Psalm 53:1))
To: conservativecorner
He's not dropping out, he's not cutting and running. You Freepers need to get with the program. This is a responsible redeployemnt. Do not question his patriotism! I repeat do not question is patriotism.
44
posted on
11/16/2006 8:38:03 AM PST
by
.cnI redruM
(2008 is another day and another battle.)
To: conservativecorner
Well, Miz Pelosi surely handled her first leadership test poorly. Ol' "Cut 'n Run" Murtha knew he couldn't win, just like he "knows" we can't win in Iraq, so he did what comes naturally to him.
To: conservativecorner
46
posted on
11/16/2006 8:38:19 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: areafiftyone; Admin Moderator
Hmm... Seems we need to add an "UNCONFIRMED" to the title!
47
posted on
11/16/2006 8:38:41 AM PST
by
cgk
(I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
To: conservativecorner
This will be HUGE blow to Pelosi. If Hoyer becomes Majority Leader, This will force the Rats to lead from the center.
To: Bean Counter
They still have plenty of time to put the moonbat-in-chief on center stage... after all, Sheehan's going to live for 1000 years!
49
posted on
11/16/2006 8:39:01 AM PST
by
jim35
("...when the lion and the lamb lie down together, ...we'd better damn sure be the lion")
To: conservativecorner
Hillary's FBI files strike again?
50
posted on
11/16/2006 8:39:15 AM PST
by
Cyclopean Squid
(Authoritarianism depends on lack of information. Totalitarianism depends on misinformation.)
To: Dont Mention the War
But, but ...... he HAD THE VOTES!
I suspect John Kerry is involved, somehow...Murtha had the votes, before he didn't have them!
To: areafiftyone
Ah, that was close. The vote is today.
52
posted on
11/16/2006 8:39:37 AM PST
by
BigSkyFreeper
(There is no alternative to the GOP except varying degrees of insanity)
To: xcullen
Alcee Hastings is the former federal judge who was impeached for corruption. He's on Nancy's short list to chair the house intelligence committee.
53
posted on
11/16/2006 8:39:43 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
To: conservativecorner
2 to 1 they postpone the vote until another day? Any takers?
54
posted on
11/16/2006 8:39:53 AM PST
by
Crawdad
(Is this thing on?)
To: conservativecorner
CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC ANCHOR: Now that they’re in power, what can Democrats do about Iraq? Can they push for a timetable to leave? Can they cut off funding for the war? Who will be their leading voice in the fight? Will it be Nancy Pelosi’s rival Steny Hoyer or her friend Jack Murtha? We begin with the man who wants to be majority leader, Pennsylvania Congressman Jack Murtha. Thank you Mr. Murtha for coming here and nowhere else.
So let’s get to questions that everybody wants answered. First of all, it’s a secret ballot tomorrow, right?
REP. JOHN MURTHA (D), PENNSYLVANIA: Right.
MATTHEWS: Are you going to win?
MURTHA: We’re going to win, we’ve got the votes.
MATTHEWS: You’ve got them?
MURTHA: We’ve got the votes.
MATTHEWS: Eyeball to eyeball, you’ve got them?
MURTHA: Eyeball to eyeball.
55
posted on
11/16/2006 8:40:06 AM PST
by
PDR
To: conservativecorner
56
posted on
11/16/2006 8:40:08 AM PST
by
diamond6
(Everyone who is for abortion has been born. Ronald Reagan)
To: siunevada
She didn't make much of an effort beyond issuing her letter of support.
Not true. The letter of support was seen as no big deal but then Sunday she started making phone calls to all of the dem Representatives. She even called in one newbie (Walz-MN I think) and voiced her support for Murtha and then asking what committee assignment he should get.
Heavy campaigning and blackmail are not just going through the motions.
57
posted on
11/16/2006 8:40:11 AM PST
by
Republican Red
(if you don't want to root for the home team then get the hell out of the stadium)
To: conservativecorner
Murtha should have gotten the boot years ago.Watched the Abscam tape for the first time(starring Murtha)last night on Fox.Hannity nailed him-Alan Colmes actually had the nerve to defend the creep.
58
posted on
11/16/2006 8:40:24 AM PST
by
Thombo2
To: edpc
He just told Matthews last night he had the votes. It wouldn't be the first time he'd be wrong.....nor the last.Gotta be able to accurately count them votes if you want to be Majority Leader, John!
59
posted on
11/16/2006 8:40:41 AM PST
by
Tallguy
To: conservativecorner
FNC says voting is underway.
Perhaps you need to ask the Mods to lock the thread and start a new one when the results are known.
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