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Rep. John Murtha May Face Ethics Investigation
sierratimes ^ | Dec 5, 2005 | Jim Kouri

Posted on 12/05/2005 7:41:51 AM PST by ncountylee

One of the mysteries these days is the about-face of a supposed Democrat war hawk, Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania. Considered a supporter of the Iraq conflict, the decorated former Marine suddenly came out with statements calling for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and that the war is not winnable. After the liberal media feasted on his sudden burst on the national scene, Murtha became the new lightning rod for the antiwar, anti-American movement. Recently, he said that the US military was worn out and unable to protect Americans should a security crisis emerge. And the media again jumped all over the Murtha comments. John Murtha replaced Wesley Clark and John Kerry as the left's favorite veteran since they only love warriors opposed to war. Murtha is someone few Americans knew let alone cared about until he became the big thing in the media's relentless goal of undermining "Bush's war."

Meanwhile, another Democrat, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, a respected member of the US Senate and a former vice presidential candidate, returned from a fact-finding mission in Iraq. He told of the progress he had seen and wrote a column in the Wall Street Journal about his positive view of US operations in Iraq. Other than some radio talk shows, Senator Lieberman was all but ignored by the mainstream news media, preferring to run Murtha quotes or air Murtha soundbites.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Pennsylvania; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 109; 109th; atta; bush; carmenscialabba; coward; deathpenalty; delay; ethics; exmarine; ksa; ksaconsulting; losangelestimes; murtha; probe; rollcall; scialabba; traitor
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To: rambo316

Isn't that pretty much how Tommy Daschle and his wife operated?


61 posted on 12/05/2005 8:47:27 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: nuffsenuff
Well it looks like it and that stinks! Murtha is just a damned crook and ethically challenged.
62 posted on 12/05/2005 8:50:42 PM PST by nopardons
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To: BufordP

bttt


63 posted on 12/05/2005 8:51:39 PM PST by nopardons
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To: rambo316

bttt


64 posted on 12/05/2005 8:52:24 PM PST by nopardons
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To: rambo316
Because the MSM would much rather pillory GOPers over nonexistent crimes and try to hang Libby and Rove and Cheney and DeLay in the public square.
65 posted on 12/05/2005 8:54:54 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Semper Paratus
Yep. He knows the MSM will have his back and will portray the 'war hero' as a victim.

Exactly. Now he should be in line for a promotion.

66 posted on 12/05/2005 10:17:19 PM PST by oldbrowser (The U.S. Senate is a quagmire.)
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To: ncountylee

PING


67 posted on 12/06/2005 12:10:48 AM PST by AnimalLover ( ((Are there special rules and regulations for the big guys?)))
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To: nopardons

Oh, I am completely aware of that. The reason why I posted that is because I would like to get the word out. The left is a bunch of weasels and we have to take them down.


68 posted on 12/06/2005 1:35:03 AM PST by rambo316 (The democRATS continue in their treasonous ways.)
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To: cookcounty

"I have a son in Iraq for the 3rd time. 15 months ago his attitude was less positive than it is now. Is Murtha going on old info? There has been so much done in 2005, it's hard to square his statements with reality on the ground unless maybe he is working from information gathered at the"low point" in morale, mid-late 2004."

Thanks for your family's contribution to the nation.

I get the same thing from my nephews. Also the higher than expected retention figures especially among those serving in Iraq support what you are saying. What the Dems and the media are doing is a huge travesty.


69 posted on 12/06/2005 1:46:14 AM PST by Wristpin ( Varitek says to A-Rod: "We don't throw at .260 hitters.....")
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To: dfwgator
Of course they would have to find that Murtha had any ethics in the first place.

Why? He got this personal reference from the Vice President Chenney himself: "he's a good man, a Marine, a patriot -- and he's taking a clear stand in an entirely legitimate discussion." (Remarks by the Vice President at American Enterprise Institute, November 21, 2005)

70 posted on 12/06/2005 8:45:55 AM PST by A. Pole (Mel Gibson: "Why should I trade one tyrant 3,000 miles away, for 3,000 tyrants one mile away?")
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To: Calusa
Something has to be done to put a stop to the culture of corruption currently afflicting congress.

Next election only vote for first time runners that agree to term limits. 6 years for Congressmen, 12 years for Senators.

71 posted on 12/06/2005 4:20:35 PM PST by rocksblues (I support the war on terror)
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To: rocksblues
Something has to be done to put a stop to the culture of corruption currently afflicting congress.

It's all politics especially for the opposition. Usually vote for us whatever fashion I may find to construe that.

72 posted on 12/06/2005 4:29:57 PM PST by Calusa (Say Nick, was ya ever stung by a dead bee?)
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To: ncountylee

It's been my belief since the day he made his about-face speech that he's being blackmailed.


73 posted on 12/07/2005 3:17:15 PM PST by 3catsanadog (When anything goes, everything does.)
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