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Defeating John Murtha: Part 1 Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:20 PM Last summer and fall, I worked with many others in the campaign -- the crusade -- waged by Diana Lynn Irey to defeat Congrerssman John Murtha in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District. As anyone who's read my columns knows, I have great admiration for Diana and her campaign staff. Murtha is a corrupt politician, known as "The Prince of Pork," who's more concerned with ensuring he has a life-time job in Congress than with protecting American security. He's a symbol of everything that's wrong with American politics, and it's critical...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I never thought for a moment that we would be where we are right now—on the verge of creating a political explosion unprecedented in modern political life. Our vision a couple of months ago was extremely limited in scope—we just wanted to “do our part” in making life uncomfortable for “al-Jazeera Jack” Murtha, but things have totally changed that vision. What has happened is amazing! So many people from across the country have contacted us and encouraged us and contributed to our efforts that it appears like a true groundswell has emerged and is growing in size....