Posted on 08/11/2006 2:14:52 PM PDT by smoothsailing
IREY: JUST WHY DID JACK MURTHA VOTE AGAINST THE PATRIOT ACT, ANYWAY?
Friday, August 11, 2006
(MONONGAHELA, August 11) -- Washington County Commissioner and Pennsylvania 12th district Republican Congressional nominee Diana Irey -- responding to the arrest in the UK of 24 alleged terrorists, and the arrest in Pakistan of another seven, including at least one who is reported to be a member of al Qaeda -- today released the following statement:
"As I said yesterday, the arrests in the United Kingdom -- and last week's and yesterday's arrests in Pakistan -- represent a significant victory in the ongoing war on terror. They couldn't have happened without the combined work of the British, American, and Pakistani intelligence and law enforcement services.
"These arrests demonstrate that enhanced intelligence collection and analysis, and enhanced international cooperation, are essential tools in the global war on terror. Giving our intelligence and law enforcement agencies greater tools, such as those contained in the provisions of the Patriot Act, the terrorist surveillance program, and sophisticated financial tracking are indispensable in our ongoing efforts to defeat those who seek our destruction.
"Further, these arrests demonstrate that the best defense is a good offense -- that, rather than wait until planes are blown out of the sky, we must continue to support efforts to strike pre-emptively.
"And, perhaps just as important, these arrests demonstrate that, now more than ever, Washington needs leaders who remain committed to winning the war on terror, no matter the political considerations. Terrorists don't take polls to decide how, when and where they're going to strike -- and neither should our nation's leaders.
"Curiously, for some reason, Jack Murtha has yet to make a public comment on the foiling of this terrorist plot.
"Could that be because he's trying to figure out how to defend his vote against extending the provisions of the Patriot Act?
"Jack Murtha was one of a number of Democrats who voted against extending the life of the Patriot Act. On December 14, 2005, he cast a vote that would have stripped U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies of the expanded powers they'd been using to prevent terrorist attacks against us for the last several years -- the kind of powers that have led to the disruption of more than 150 terrorist threats and cells around the world, and which have been used to aid in investigations which led to more than 400 individuals being charged right here in America, and led to more than 200 individuals being convicted or pleading guilty in terrorism-related cases.
"Those expanded powers to conduct intelligence operations against terrorists were merely the same kind of provisions previously used by intelligence and law enforcement agencies against drug traffickers and organized crime. Why Jack Murtha would vote against extending those provisions to combat international terrorism is beyond me -- especially given that when the Patriot Act was first considered, in 2002, he voted to give our intelligence and law enforcement agencies those very same powers.
"Once again, it appears that Jack Murtha's determination to advance his own personal political interests -- that is, his desire to become Majority Leader -- has led him to vote on behalf of his favored constituents in the liberal House Democratic Caucus, rather than on behalf of the people who actually send him to Congress, right here in southwest Pennsylvania.
"But the people of southwest Pennsylvania deserve a Member of Congress of their very own. And that's why I'll never confuse southwest Pennsylvania with San Francisco, and why I'll always vote to represent my constituents right here in Pennsylvania."
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Paid for by Diana Irey for Congress www.irey.com
Lol, doves of peace up Murtha's sleeve?? Surely you jest!
And don't give me any of that 'Shirley' stuff!!
IMO, Diana Irey should be "PING'd" and applauded for being an intelligent, honest and strong Republican woman. To simply to refer to her as a "babe", just seems a bit disrespectful of what she's all about. But hey, whatever floats your boat. ;)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/12/21/cnna.murtha/index.html
That Is really something! :-)
I just did it for the feminist reaction and am surprised it took so long.
She's all that other stuff too.
ROFL! I'm no feminist, but sometimes my polite side does get the best of me. Ah, I just have a deep respect for Diana Irey and was defending her OTHER assets. Personally, I've always liked being called a "babe", and the older I get, the more I beg for someone to refer to me as one. Go ahead, make my day. ;)
I LOVE YOU! What's cookin'? Anything your lil ole heart desires. ;) ROFL!
Very pretty text!! Aha - Banner! You've been busy. Are we going to see bats fly out of his sleeve?
Also I think it is rare to see polls on any U.S. House race. Also with phones (especially cell phones) not easily tied to congressional districts it is hard to determine whether an interviewee is a constituent of a particular district.
That's good to hear Hot Stuff....JK/LOL.
Seriously, I respect Diana Irey very much and have made a small $ contribution in the hopes she can defeat this traitorous dirtbag.
There is no way that she could have gotten where she is today without being intelligent, professional, and driven so I wanted to comment on her "intangible" qualities this time :)
FWIW, I had heard Rush say that she was a "babe" and Irey was surprised and flattered when she was told. We're just trying to lock up the testosterone vote for her...LOL
LOL, devolve and his magic tricks again!
Howsa bout a picnic?
Fried Chicken, Tater Salad, Corn Bread, and a Six-Pack!
Down by the river, and we ain't tellin' nobody! ;-)
These threads inspire some images
LOL, maybe I need to read the threads more thoroughly and get inspired. That is a neat one you posted.
Real Lady. He needs real help. Not for PTSD, but; for narcisstic personality disorder or close to it.
A wolf in sheeps clothing huh? Funny!
Hot Stuff?!! I love it! What can I make YOU for dinner? Feminists hate me. I love my husband (28 years and counting....our marriage, not his age. har har) and family, and have been a homemaker since our first child was born (almost 26 years ago now). Homecookin', wood splittin', huntin', campin', stand-by-my man, old fashioned gal. LOL Our youngest son is looking for a woman and he tells me that I'm the last of a dying breed, a "dinosaur" he says....but he uses that term in a loving manner lest he get hit over the head with one of my rolling pins. heh heh
Diana Irey is everything you've said she is. And I would have to agree that she has those "intangible" qualities as well. Now that I know she wasn't offended when Rush said she was a "babe", I'll no longer consider that a slight when it comes to someone referring to her as such.
Glad you got the "t" vote goin. Every little bit helps. ;)
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