MURTHA TO DROP OUT OF RUNNING [Update- Hoyer Wins!!!-Vote 149-86]

Polipundit ^ | Nov. 16, 2006 | Michael Sparxx

[steve-b]

Good. Steny Hoyer may be wrong on some issues, but he's not a crook.

[cripplecreek]

HOYER WINS! And it wasn't even close.

[jazusamo]

Hoyer won it 149 to 86.. Bye Bye Murtha.

[armymarinemom]

Code Pink is deeply saddened.

[ziravan]

Moot point - election over

Hoyer - 149

Murtha - 86.

But, he didn't cut n' run; he just redeployed.

[wastedyears]

And an ugly, ugly face it is.

[section9]

SMACKDOWN!!!

Pelosi really screwed this one up. Steney Hoyer won in a walkaway.

This will really set back the Moonbat caucus. Makes it a bit harder for Republicans.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[rottndog]

Not really. She was only going through the motions. She didn't make much of an effort beyond issuing her letter of support.

Could this all be Pelosi strategery? Throw a bone to the hard core lefties by supporting Murtha knowing he would lose, only to step back later and pull a Bill Clinton "I've never worked harder in my life, but I just couldn't get Murtha in the leadership".

Could be. But she has lost a lot of face by losing one of her first fights as SOH. Personally, I don't think she is that smart.

Bad for her, she is a loser out of the gates.

Bad for us, we lose a very entertaining target.

[randita]

Not really. She was only going through the motions. She didn't make much of an effort beyond issuing her letter of support.

Not according to a Wash. Post article yesterday (scroll down and you'll see the link). The DBM (print and broadcast) have been saying for days that if Murtha goes down, it casts doubt on Pelosi's leadership abilities. If they try to explain Pelosi's endorsement of Murtha as merely political posturing and not really insincere, that doesn't reflect very well on her either.

But I do recall the DBM buying Clinton's excuse for Sandy Burgler's document pilfering - that Burgler was just notoriously messy.

[SE Mom]

LOL- Murtha calls Hoyer a "Bush Democrat" on the war...

Bad blood between Pelosi and Hoyer before today- this will top it off!!!

[verity]

[goldstategop]

I guess what sunk ol' Jack was Rush Limbaugh's endorsement of him yesterday. The proverbial kiss of death for any Democrat is to be endorsed by Rush. (laughing) What do you know: IT WORKED!!!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[Just A Nobody]

Yep, sorry.....

I saw this immediately after pinging you. Not good to FReep and talk on the phone at the same time. ;*)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1739685/posts

[Enterprise]

Pelosi's initial goal was to populate the swamp, but now she's up to her ass in Demogators.

[tumblindice]

Having that `gas-bag' Mutha in the public eye might have been a good thing.

[randita]

HOYER WINS! And it wasn't even close.

Next question - how is the DBM going to explain how all this was shrewd political positioning by Pelosi?

[jrooney]

Now begins the disinegration of the donk party. This is very bad news for the donks because they will tear each other apart now. I disagree with one thing, this is good for republicans because people will now openly see how radical Pelosi is.

[Socratic]

But she has lost a lot of face by losing one of her first fights....

I've heard she's also lost a lot of face on the operating table.

[Tulsa Ramjet]

Resign?
How about indicted for treason?

[Enterprise]

"This will be HUGE blow to Pelosi."

I think Pelosi blows hugely anyway.