That was Jean Schmidt (R-OH) my very own congress critter. She won her seat this summer in a special election against Paul Hackett, a Marine officer in the reserves, who served in Iraq (Falujah). Jean Schmidt was quoting a Marine Colonel who had talked to her about Murtha.
She made a statement last night. The only thing I remember is: "I'm on the Armed Services Committee". Everything else was mumble, jumble.
Correction, he was based in Baghdad organizing convoys to Falluja as part of his job as a Civil Affairs Officer. Honor his service, do not fall for the attempt the Dinosaur Media made to spin him as a Combat Marine. He isn't.
SHE'S GREAT!!!
I'd say Jean Schmidt could write her own ticket with the republican party now. The lady has shown she has what it takes and then some.
I'm not a Marine, but I've worked with plenty of them. The vast majority of them would be devestated if other Marines called them out with this phrase. I was only watching it on TV, and I felt the temperature in my room drop by 50 degrees when she said it.
Murtha may be one of those rogue Marines that has come to equate the greatness of the Corps with his own ego, and no longer cares about the opinion of his brothers and sisters in uniform. They're a dogmatic bunch, but that's how they define themselves. Once you abandon your post, so to speak, you're not really a Marine anymore. I think Murtha knows that.
If there's still any residual Marine left in him, those words must have stung like a cut with a hot knife.