Murtha's Okinawa answer embarrassed Democratic House members who would not dream of criticizing publicly the former backroom pol who became an icon to the party's antiwar base last November by calling for an immediate troop withdrawal. His performance on "Meet the Press" reinforced dismay inside the party that Murtha, at age 74, has announced his candidacy for majority leader if the Democrats regain control of the House in the 2006 elections.
I LOVE that paragraph
And this is great:
Murtha now wears his heroic combat record like a suit of armor.
and this
Murtha disqualifies adversaries who have not tasted combat...
Now, how about telling us what you did in combat, mr. ex-marine?
Murtha is embarrassing himself and I don't think he even realizes it.
and this Murtha disqualifies adversaries who have not tasted combat...
Now, how about telling us what you did in combat, mr. ex-marine?
I was privileged to meet the Most Decorated and Second Most Decorated soldiers of WWII as well as many decorated veterans of Viet Nam.
Not a single one of them "wore" their combat record as a suit of armor.
Neither did they fault anyone who never heard a shot fired in anger.
And the only way you could get them to mention their heroic acts was after a lot of trust and booze had filled their veins.