Posted on 11/12/2006 4:44:13 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), "in line to become Speaker in January, is throwing her support to Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) in the race for Majority Leader, a move that will be an early test of her influence and will weigh heavily on Murtha's contest with Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) for the post," Roll Call reports.
"Pelosi, in a letter distributed Sunday to newly elected House Democrats, wrote that Murtha's outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq helped change the electoral campaign for the House this fall."
The Hill: "Her endorsement has the potential to turn the race, especially if she chooses to campaign on Murthas behalf. Pelosis decision to back Murtha is the most significant move she has made since Democrats scored a historic victory on Election Day."
INDEED!! You expected otherwise???
Nancee
This is good for us. Murtha, like Pelosi, can be counted on to say things that rub people the wrong way, to put it mildly.
Jack had to win at all cost. His election must have been fixed.
Remember the phrase "culture of corruption"?
Murtha was an unindited co-conspirator in the ABSCAM bribery scandal in the Seventies. Should have gone to jail, but skated.
He is also the Dem king of congressional pork barrel earmarks. His little space on the floor of the House has been where the wheeling and dealing has occurred for years.
Then add in the fact that he has become the voice of the radical moonbat antiwar faction, and you have the PERFECT candidate for Majority Leader...at least in Pelosi-World!
LOL
This is just soooooo painful to watch!!
Nancee
This will be (I hope) a battle royal between the "Soros-kook-fringe" and "normal-leftleaning-Democrats".
If Murtha and Pelosi win this battle, it will be a long two years, but they will self destruct in the end. If Hoyer wins, Democrats have a better shot in '08.
This is not going to be pretty, which will make it all the more fun to watch.
Thanks for the pings.
As sickening as this is I can't say it's unexpected. I did think there was a chance she wouldn't back the old fool because of his rants, but I guess she's more interested in getting us out of Iraq than the safety of the American people.
If he becomes Majority Leader It'll be a sad day for our country.
RYMB!
FReepers......please....do NOT, I repeat, do NOT, attack Murtha's military record anymore. That is a LOSER for Republicans. He is a CORRUPT, bribe-taking Congressman who must be attacked relentlessly on that basis. Pelosi MUST be asked about ABSCAM, about Murtha's brother the rich defense lobbyist, about all of Murtha's corrupt earmarks to his brother's clients. We must get this info out....but not until he is rammed through as Majority Leader.
This is incredible...I cannot believe Pelosi is this stupid!
Did they just slit their own throats?
" Murtha? you know what? Bring it..."
Oh, yeah.. bring it. Bring it big time.
Arianna Huffington and the moveons have been demanding Murtha - they own Pelosi.
The war in Iraq is far, far, far from "another Vietnam." But now the Democrats have the ability to make it another Vietnam.
Kerry should be happy. Too bad he doesn't have any more medals to toss.....
Steny Hoyer used to be my Representative. He's head and shoulders over Murtha.
Remember how the IslamoNazis came back to the WTC after they failed in their first attempt to blow it up in 1993?
I wonder if Bin Laden and crew really did have the US Capitol as one of their targets on September 11th...
I'm just sayin'...
Murtha ping.
I see Murtha as being almost like a Democrat version of Tom Delay - extremely polarizing who will say the oddest things at the most inopportune moments. At the same time, he doesn't seem to share Delay's intelligence or political acumen. In other words, what does Murtha bring to the table?
Hoyer would be the man to go with if they were looking to make deals on domestic policy with the White House. Murtha is the man if they're looking to go into permanent warfare mode. This choice speaks volumes.
If Pelosi next axes Harman for Hastings, my optimism for taking back the House in 2008 will rise considerably.
Excellent.
"Remember how the IslamoNazis came back to the WTC after they failed in their first attempt to blow it up in 1993?"
Here's one:
Remember how the traitorous Dhimmis slithered back to power in 2007 after selling the country out to the PRC and not even taking OBL on a plate?
And let's try to get American's Republican Party healed from their own version of this stupidity.
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