This has been a depressed area for many years.
Murtha stood up for our military until recently. He was pro-life. He is gun friendly.
It’s not about welfare, as some who are ignorant of our situation may think. Our kids have found work in other areas of the country, our population is aging big time, and unions put everything else on the brink of bankruptcy.
We’ve had it hard for years here, and my good neighbors and do not deserve crap thrown at them. Most of us have never drawn a day of welfare. We haven’t, that’s for sure.
Stick to what you know to be true, you will sound more intelligent.
I LIVE in W PA, sandwiched between Murtha's district and his sleazy pork buddy Mollahan in WV. I used to have Mascara as my Congressman, the other end of the district that Murtha inherited. My roommates from college lived in Johnstown, and at one time I was engaged to someone who lived there - spent a LOT of time there when Johnstown was seeing better days.
I KNOW exactly what I'm talking about and find it very odd that a conservative would be sticking up for someone who trashes the military like "Code Pink Murtha" and is the kind of Congressman who provides for his constituents by picking the pockets of other taxpayers. If you're voting for Murtha, you're WORSE than the people who have kept another senile old fool like Byrd of WV in power because he "brings home the bacon" by stealing from the rest of us.