Hmmm...could this be the reason he made this big anti-war splash all of a sudden..knowing sh#t was going to hit the fan in the LA Times over conflict of interest?
Good Offense is better than a good defense?
Murtha also has raised some watchdogs’ concerns because his brother Robert “Kit” Murtha runs KSA Consulting, a lobbying group that represents some 10 smaller defense companies.
In 2004, Murtha’s brother was able to secure $20 million in the defense-spending bill for his clients.
Kit Murtha repeatedly has denied working directly with his brother’s office.
In comparison to Rep. Murtha, Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.), who chairs the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, receives far fewer political contributions from the defense industry, ...
“The other reason you see Murtha get so much is because Young does not ask for very much,” Ashdown said.
In the 2006 cycle, Young does not rank among the top 20 beneficiaries of defense industry political donations
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/101805/spending.html