Murtha: No Surge For Bush

Yahoo news ^ | 1/04/2007 | Tha Nation

[LM_Guy]

Who will win - Bush or Murtha Sheehan ?

[SolidWood]

Bush will get the troop surge.

[txhurl]

It's kinda already in place, Murtha. STFU.

[rhombus]

Bush needs to lay out a good reason for doing a surge (not just McCain wants it). He also has to define in advance a way to know it has been effective. The media will be poised to demonstrate an troop surge as folly.

[lonestar67]

I think it might be interesting if Iraqis could fund an ongoing US mission with their record $40 billion in revenue this year from oil

This is not your daddy's vietnam Murtha and the possibilities here are far more interesting than you are prepared for.

[SolidWood]

He's right: the only way to prevent a surge is to refuse to fund it. And the only surefire way to end the war starts with blocking the $100 billion supplemental bill President Bush plans to hand the Congress soon. Many Democrats have been reluctant to pursue such an approach. Maybe Murtha's latest statement--like his dramatic call for redeployment in November 2005--will wake up his party.

Is this "news" or an opinion piece?

[darkwing104]

Murtha is just a cut and run, surrender at any cost liberal.

It's about time we stick him with that label for good.

[jazusamo]

Murthawi and Huffington deserve each other.

[CharlesWayneCT]

It's from the Nation, so it's really neither, because they don't do news and they are too stupid to have opinons.

[pissant]

Bush will send them before the financing is even debated. And Murtha should hang from a lamp post for treason.

[mort56]

Again, the people of Pennsylvania should be ashamed of themselves!

[moose2004]

I was thinking the same thing.

[jveritas]

Does Murtha realize that he was defeated by his own democrat party when he wanted to be their majority leader? Does he know that there is no way on earth that the democrats will muster enough votes in House and Senate to stop the funding of the troops? Does he know that it will be political suicide for at least 40 to 50 democrats to do such a thing?

[smoothsailing]

In the same Huffington interview Murtha says he also plans to investigate contractor corruption in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Imagine that, Murtha investigating corruption. It makes my head spin.

[kerryusama04]

The election is over. Murtha who?

[SES1066]

For this or any other MSM outlet, if it advances the liberal left, there is no difference.

[jazusamo]

LOL! If there's one guy in the country that understands corruption, it's Fat Jack.

[sappy]

So far, this first day sounds very Bi-Partisan to me! NOT.

Grade for Democrats on first day - F

[SES1066]

"Imagine that, Murtha investigating corruption. It makes my head spin."

Look at the big picture here - Murtha's finances. He would come into any such investigation with his credentials already established - the investigatees just need to find a really good conduit for 'funding'. It makes things so much easier when you know the chief is corrupt, then it is just a discussion of the price being right.

[Racehorse]

He says he wants to "fence the funding," denying the president the resources to escalate the war, instead using the money to take care of the soldiers as we bring them home from Iraq "as soon as we can."

As chairman of the powerful Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Murtha has power over the war purse. He's right: the only way to prevent a surge is to refuse to fund it.

Democrats. Democrats. Democrats.

Save this bountiful country, oh Lord, from these sorry, candy &*)%! Democrats!