John Murtha to FBI--> I Fart in Your General Direction

The Hill/The Lid ^ | 4/14/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

Congressman John Murtha, the King of Congressional Pork Really knows how to "put it" to the FBI. A few months ago, the FBI raided the offices of the PMA group, founded by a Murtha aide, and one of the Pork King's favorite Lobbying firm. What they found out is that Murtha and his buddies at PMA Group operated their own little Earmark Factory. A recent report, the FBI may be zeroing in on the relationship between Murtha and PMA.

Despite the FBI putting the Heat on Murtha and his PMA relationship, the Porkmeister is is still accepting money from PMA clients and still getting them earmarks:

[Albion Wilde]

ping

[HoosierHawk]

"If I'm corrupt, it's because I take care of my district," Murtha recently told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

I like that: "My constituents made me do it."

[True Republican Patriot]

Well, Murtha is probably Home Free now with the Obama Administration protecting Him! At least We may Rest Easy knowing that SATAN and HELL have a Special Corner Waiting for Murtha and his PMA Buddies, but for now, The RATS LOVE HIM!

[shibumi]

This thread is begging for some clever Monty Python humor, but somehow, when I think of Murtha, I become mirthless.

[TheConservativeParty]

Was it “shameless”, “atomic bomb”, “silent but deadly”, “I just don’t care anymore”, or just a plain old fat Murtha fart? Murtha’s plumbing is so old, he could brew up something really deadly.

He called his own constituents “racist” and they still re-elected him. What they are is stupid.

Favorite Monty Python bit, The Dead Parrot. It’s not dead, it’s just resting!

[bigheadfred]

WOMAN
I didn’t know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective.
DENNIS
You’re fooling yourself. We’re living in a dictatorship: a self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes-—

[freema]

company with strong ties to both Murtha and PMA, Concurrent Technologies, also recently migrated to Flagship. Murtha was instrumental in Concurrent’s foundation. Concurrent officials made donations to Murtha this year, but Murtha did not make any earmark requests for the company this year. The company has been under the Pentagon inspector general’s scrutiny; its tax-exempt status came under congressional criticism several years go. Concurrent officials said that they are planning to reduce and eventually eliminate all earmarks directed to the company by Murtha.

Melissa Koloszar, a former PMA lobbyist and former chief of staff to Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), is the only former PMA lobbyist to donate to Murtha in the last quarter. She now is in the government relations office of MKG Consulting. None of the other former PMA lobbyists who now have their own lobbying outfits, such as Flagship, have yet donated to Murtha.

A notable absence from the donors’ list is Kuchera Industries, which also has run into its own FBI problems. But Jim Ervin, the head of Ervin Technical Associates — which represents Kuchera — donated $1,400 in March.

I pray murtha's dirty little load of laundering is being hung out to dry.

[smoothsailing]

[Posted by Sammy Benoit at 4/14/2009 08:33:00 PM]

Shelly, are you related to Sammy?

Whether you are or not, I'm all for any blogger who makes the effort to expose the despicable Murtha.

[Albion Wilde]

"My constituents made me do it."

LOL. A big, fat POS.

[Shellybenoit]

I am his cousin