Liberal Congressional Watchdog Group Cites Jack Murtha As One of Congress 25 "Most Corrupt" Members

YouDon'tKnowJack ^ | 9/20/06 | Staff

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The 20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress (and Five to Watch)

(Available online here.)

John Murtha is a seventeenth-term member of Congress, representing the 12th district of Pennsylvania. His ethics issues stem from abuse of his position as Ranking Member of Defense Appropriations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee to benefit clients of his brother, Robert "Kit" Murtha, a registered lobbyist....

[Wuli]

Need we guess why ABC, NBC and CBS nightly news are not reporting this?

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

With this and the Abscam issue coming fully to light after the release of the FBI tape, one would think that Democrats would have called for his resignation.

Surely?

Is Murtha part of Pelosi's 'Culture of Corruption'?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

ping

[StarCMC]

BTTT!!!!!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Murtha's handlers have been masterful at keeping Jack out of the 12th district. I think it was their plan all the time. However, it is three weeks out and Murtha has finally begun to attempt to answer Irey's charges. I'm betting he will not be able to keep from lashing out before election day. Hope his staff has the special coat ready.

[AmeriBrit]

bttt

[Repub4bush]

I am sorry, but while I am happy to see his name, if you look at the list, it is BS!

I am sorry but JD Hayworth is not corrupt, IMO. Curt Weldon? Pete Sessions? Where is Pelosi, Conyers and company!

This is just more election season talking points!

The whole list is republicans with 3-4 token dems thrown in to appear not biased!!!

[robrose68]

Here is the complete lost from that web page

CREW’s Most Corrupt Members of Congress:
Members of the Senate:
Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Bill Frist (R-TN)
Rick Santorum (R-PA)

Members of the House:
Alan Mollohan (D-WV)
Roy Blunt (R-MO)
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO)
Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Richard Pombo (R-CA)
John Doolittle (R-CA)
Rick Renzi (R-AZ)
Tom Feeney (R-FL)
Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Katherine Harris (R-FL)
John Sweeney (R-NY)
William Jefferson (D-LA)
Charles Taylor (R-NC)
Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Gary Miller (R-CA)
Curt Weldon (R-PA)

Five Members to Watch:
Chris Cannon (R-UT)
J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ)
Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
John Murtha (D-PA)
Don Sherwood (R-PA)

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

It does say that they are a liberal watchdog group, so it is not surprising that they threw in Murtha.

There should be other Dems on that list, beyond the ones listed there.

The Reps on that list are demonized and nit-picked by the MSM anyway, given that they have a greater platform by which to do this, regardless of whether or not they have done anything wrong.

[Izzy Dunne]

one would think that Democrats would have called for his resignation. Surely?

Democrats don't resign - they just fade away....

And don't call me Shirley.

[appleharvey]

Liberal Congressional Watchdog Group Cites Jack Murtha As One of Congress 25 "Most Corrupt" Members

Gee, I've lived in PA for all of my 50 years, and I'd at least put him in the top five.

[justiceseeker93]

You Don't Know Jack ping!!!

[smoothsailing]

..I'd at least put him in the top five.

I'm in SW PA, and I totally agree with you. Murtha is just about as corrupt as they come.

[airborne]

He's the only Dem in a long list of Repubs. And the group in question is CREW!

[jazusamo]

After viewing the FBI/ABSCAM tape Murtha shouldn't be on that list, he should have been prosecuted back then and drummed out of Congress.

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks for the ping JS93!

I know way to much about Jack, thank you very much! LOL!

20 more days ..... tick tock

[Just A Nobody]

Murtha has finally begun to attempt to answer Irey's charges.

Really??? I missed it. What did he say and when did he say it?

[unspun]

BS, ain't it?

[Just A Nobody]

He should be in prison or in the funny farm with those nice young men and their clean white coats. ;*)