"because Murtha's record is marred by ethics questions of the type Pelosi pledged to clean up..."
Heh, heh. There goes Alcee Hastings, and Harry Reid... Maybe even Pelosi herself. Also Menendez.
The joke is on all of us and especially the denwit democrats.
Nancy Pelosi knows full well Murtha will NOT be elected majority leader.
However, she did this to protect herself. Instead of a Pelosi/Hoyer Fight for Speakership, all the talk now is about Murtha/Hoyer fight for majority leader.