Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Burying Murtha

The post-Murtha congressional jockeying started to heat up even before Murtha got cold. Folks are eyeing their partisan chances in the special election (see,"Fight Shapes Up for Murtha's Seat"). And then there's talk about the impact of the loss for legislative passage. Philip Klein has this, for example: "How Murtha's Death Could Make It Harder to Pass a Health Care Bill" (via Memeorandum).

I was respectful yesterday of Murtha's family, but my good friend Ken Davenport had a hard time restraining himself:

You are much more charitable than I, Donald. Murtha was corrupt ethically and despite his Vietnam service, proved himself to be a shill for the anti-war crowd at a time when American troops were in daily combat in Iraq. I make no distinction between Murtha and Harry Reid and his "the war is lost" comments. Murtha was no patriot. Sorry to say this but my feeling is "good riddance".

Image Credit: IOWNTHEWORLD, "Obama Bids Murtha Goodbye."

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3 comments:

  1. Reaganite RepublicanFebruary 9, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    Good stuff... linked at Reaganite Republican:

    http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2010/02/murtha-seat-up-for-grabs-dems-already.html

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  2. Grizzly MamaFebruary 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    I'm having a real hard time feeling bad about this. lol. Aren't I awful??!!

    I absolutely despised the man after what he said about the Marines in Haditha.

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  3. DaveFebruary 9, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    I hate to say it, but I agree with Ken Davenport.

    However honorable Murtha's service may have been in Vietnam, it was more than canceled out by his later actions, particularly when his false accusations against our Marines was tantamount to giving aid and comfort to our enemies.

    There was a time in this country, not too terribly long ago, that people who acted to aid our enemies during a time of war were arrested, not put on a pedestal by half the nation's population.

    God, how far we have sunk.

    -Dave

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