I'm certain that's where this started, but I think he's gone beyond that now. IMHO he thinks he's now immunized against any charges and he's beginning to believe his own press notices. He thinks he's important, a major player, witness the announcment of his run for majority leader.
Watch for the long knives to come out for him soon. Quietly the people he's now treading on, those with real power and the ability to wield it, like Steny Hoyer, will slip information to their stable of friendly reporters (they each have some) and you'll start to see "the Murtha machine" coming apart. It will be interesting to watch where the attacks come from and try to work backwards to who is planting the information.
IMHO he thinks he's now immunized against any charges and he's beginning to believe his own press notices.
All the Democrats do this. Democrats create the press news and then claim it must be true because they read it in the news.
re: Murtha
He now has vets from more than one war all over him and helping Irey... kick back in the abscam and the Pelosi scam with his brother (re: 20 mil in defense contracts, as well as other dark dealings... toast.
Exhibit A:
Murtha's Anti-War Stance Overshadows Abscam Past
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=%5CSpecialReports%5Carchive%5C200601%5CSPE20060113a.html
Murtha Could Face Ethics Probe
http://www.noagenda.org/2005/11/murtha_ethics_probe.php
Murthagate
http://www.blogsforbush.com/mt/archives/006020.html
Murky Jack Murtha
By David Holman
Published 2/2/2006 12:09:11 AM
http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=9359