Posted on 01/29/2009 4:32:02 PM PST by Psycmeistr
We alerted you here and here regarding Murtha's dealings with the Kuchera Industries, a local PA-12 beneficiary of Murtha's largesse, as well as a heavyweight donor to Murtha's campaign coffers.
Well, get ready for yet another corrupt company with Jihad Jack Murtha's greasy-grimy fingerprints all over it (emphases mine):
It would appear that Kuchera and PMA may be merely the tip of the iceberg:Possible Shakeup At Firm Tied To John Murtha
Washington-Based PMA Group Has Close, Controversial Ties To Congressman
Scott MacFarlaneThursday, January 29, 2009 updated: 4:47 pm EST January 29, 2009 WASHINGTON -- WJACTV.com has learned a Washington lobbying powerhouse with close connections to Johnstown Rep. John Murtha is undergoing a shakeup.Its founder, a longtime Murtha aide whose business dealings with the Congressman have attracted scrutiny, could be on his way out.
The PMA Group, founded by former Murtha staffer Paul Magliocchetti, might soon part ways with Magliocchetti. Patrick Dorton, a PMA Group spokesman, told WJACTV.com, "There are ongoing discussions inside the firm about its future business structure."Multiple sources told WJACTV.com PMA and Magliocchetti could soon part ways.Several government watchdog groups have criticized the connection between PMA Group's campaign donations and lucrative earmarks secured by Murtha. According to Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, PMA Group and its clients contributed $381,000 to Murtha's campaign and political action committee between 2005 and 2008. During the same period of time, reports show PMA secured at least $95 million in federal earmark money.
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This is one of the filthiest dem congressional membership in history. Vile and filthy. And useless.
Ask me how I really feel.
Wow.
yep... and PMA has their own PAC—with PMA employees, bigwigs and wives as contributors: http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/committees/pma-group-political-action-committee.asp?cycle=08
Oy.
Paul Magliocchetti This map of Paul Magliocchetti relationships is interactive.
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It did seem odd when Murtha, for so many years a hawk, besides being pro-life and pro-gun, went fiercely anti-military and did all he could to become the darling of the anti-Iraq War left (there is also of course an anti-Iraq War right with radically different values and rationales). There was already a thick cloud of corruption about him, and I suspected he morphed into a dove for opportunistic reasons, to build support for himself amongthe most left-wing Rats in Congress. The old weasel is pretty cagey; the real lefties are mean f**kers, and they fight harder and nastier than anyone else in the Rat Caucus.
Nice work!!
I suspected he morphed into a dove for opportunistic reasons, to build support for himself amongthe most left-wing Rats in Congress.You expected right. Murtha does nothing without there being something in it for Murtha. Murtha wanted the majority leader so bad he could taste it; and as recent history shows, he would do and did do everything to get it. Luckily, that would not be the case; but he left a lot of carnage in his wake as a result of his efforts.
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