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Fleeing the battle
Salon ^ | 6/2/06 | Joe Conason/Photo by AP/Chris Greenberg

Posted on 06/02/2006 5:26:27 AM PDT by Coop

With all the invective it has spewed at the antiwar Jack Murtha, why isn't the GOP helping Diana Irey, his opponent in November?


Pennsylvania congressional candidate Diana Irey meets with reporters at the National Press Club in Washington, May 24, 2006. (Event thread here)

Last winter, Karl Rove promised his fellow Republicans that their party would win the congressional midterm election on the issues of war and national security. Perhaps he will still be proved right. But six months later, the White House political strategist and his party have backed away from confronting the most outspoken and credible Democratic critic of the Iraq war.

Despite all the invective fired at Rep. John Murtha, he is cruising toward reelection in his blue-collar southwestern Pennsylvania district without a serious challenge. (The socially conservative, pro-labor Democrat hasn't even bothered to put up a functioning campaign Web site yet.)

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 12th; district; irey; murtha; murthawatch; pennsylvania; traitor
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To: Miss Marple
While I would agree with you on a gut-level reaction to Murtha, Irey played it exactly right. Calling on him to apologize seems a reasonable and respectful reaction to those who are one-time Murtha supporters who were shocked by his statements. They are wavering, and when Murtha doesn't apologize (and you know he won't) he will look even worse to those people than he does now.

Well said.

61 posted on 06/02/2006 6:54:47 PM PDT by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: concretebob; BufordP
Actually, code pink NEVER had permits on file with DC Metro.

That's news to me! Ol' Alison was running around saying she let the permit expire.

I don't care what Buford says, you are okay Concretebob!

62 posted on 06/02/2006 6:55:48 PM PDT by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: Coop
Well, what do you expect from the lying liberal left.
They lied to us the whole time.
I remember the first night I showed up.
You and I crossed and stood on the Northwest corner and that whiny be-atch almost had a cow because we were standing on HER corner before 9 PM.
That really p****d me off.
63 posted on 06/02/2006 7:06:29 PM PDT by concretebob (Staying in bed yelling "Oh God!!!", is not the same as going to church.)
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To: usmcobra; jazusamo; concretebob; Coop; smoothsailing

Once, or twice, or thrice (or more: ) upon a time...

I ran into a whole unit of rogue Marines.

Never, ever, ever, was I happier.


64 posted on 06/02/2006 7:20:22 PM PDT by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: usmcobra; Coop; jazusamo

Aw, now you made me go and think about what I really feel about Murtha.





Forgo the sword.

I'll personally bite each button off,
and spit them, one at a time, in his face.
Then I'LL remove the jacket and burn it.









65 posted on 06/02/2006 7:36:52 PM PDT by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: freema

red hot razor wire


66 posted on 06/02/2006 7:46:21 PM PDT by usmcobra (A single rogue Marine, yeah that can happen, but a whole Unit, only a liberal would believe that BS)
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To: Coop

Well, isn't that what you expect moderates to do? Split the difference. As long as you are talking about playing, you are not talking about principles, you are talking tactics.


67 posted on 06/02/2006 7:57:57 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: usmcobra

Don't talk dirty to me in public, cobra!






ROTFLMAO!


68 posted on 06/02/2006 8:23:14 PM PDT by freema (Proud Marine FRiend, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: Common Tator

Good points.


69 posted on 06/03/2006 7:32:57 AM PDT by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: Coop

Dump Murtha! Click the logo and donate to Diana Irey for Congress!

70 posted on 06/05/2006 10:39:30 AM PDT by petercooper (Cemeteries & the ignorant - comprising 2 of the largest Democrat voting blocs for the past 75 years.)
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