[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]

Mess with the bull...

[Cboldt]

*bump* Politics is an insider's ball-game. The Democratic Party does similar things.

[JohnnyZ]

But using Karl Rove's name and saying that he would be an enemy of the president for life

But as the tapes show, that was Murphy's mischaracterization of what was said. Taping phone conversations without consent -- is that legal?

If Murphy was in danger of upsetting people before, well he's just declared war on the White House and the NRCC.

[GeronL]

Carl Forti, the NRCC's communication director, denied that the party tried to squash District 4's grassroots challenger with bluster. Forti confirmed that Reynolds and Telford had been in contact with Murphy, but said that Karl Rove's name had not been dropped in either conversation. He also denied that either caller had in any way suggested that running might ruin Murphy's political career and make him an enemy of the White House.

Unfortunately for Forti, Murphy owns a tape recorder. He taped his conversations with Telford and Reynolds, and he shared them with the Dallas Observer

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

I hate lying, scheming politicians. Its also another reason not to call myself a Republican.

[Lancey Howard]

Reynolds promised that, should Murphy put his party first, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay would be made aware and that he "wouldn't forget it."

So Murphy tells all these people to get effed and then breaks out a freakin' tape recorder???
There are only two possibilities here:

1. Murphy is a complete fool, or

2. Murphy is a "stealth" Democrat who is trying to cause mischief.

I am leaning toward 2.

[Carry_Okie]

And when they were going on about the White House and ruining my career, all I could think was, 'I don't have a career.'"

This guy thinks too clearly to be a politician. I like him.