"What I question is pursuing the phony medal angle of things, and risking being proven wrong (who is certain about this? The SBV were absolutely sure about kerry), and losing credibility as a party because of it."
Are you saying the SVPFT were wrong and Republicans lost credibility because of it?
Absolutely not........not even CLOSE. I'm sorry if that wasn't clear.
What I was saying, is that there is ample ammunition about Murtha NOW to convict him of treason. I'm not sure that there is a reason to go after his service record.
The Swift Boat vets had abundant evidence and multiple sources to prove that Kerry's record was phony. I haven't seen that kind of evidence with Murtha, and wonder if it exists. The SBV absolutely did not hurt the credibility of the Republican party. A fishing expedition on Murtha would.
I'm going to bow out of this discussion now. I don't want to make enemies of friends because I have doubts about this effort. I don't want the shades of difference in opinion that I have to anger those with whom I have great agreement and shared values.
And I'm going to wait for more evidence to see whether or not I think this is a valid or necessary effort.