Comments on: Murtha Forker

By: MaxDamage

MaxDamage — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:31:30 +0000

I had a good friend growing up, made Eagle Scout, athletic scholarship to college locked up, great guy all-around.

Over the summer of our junior years in high school he went from Eagle Scout to felony offender.

Promising kid, I understand he’s laying carpet for a living now and has a family.

I’ve often wanted to seek him out and ask, “So, about that time you sold out your integrity and honor, how’d that work out for ya?”

Can’t bring myself to do it. For one, I know the answer already. And second, even if I’ve not seen him in 20 years and am unlikely to see him again, he was a friend, so no use kicking him when he’s down.

Difference between him and Murtha? Murtha ain’t my friend.

– Max

By: xformed

xformed — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:12:09 +0000

Hey, Flit:

One Name: Mark Foley. How does that shoe fit? He actually wasn’t even doing anything illegal. The MSM just made it seem that way, ignoring that factor we know as :”aging” (of the pages) in the public discussion.

While I don’t like what he was donig, he was tarred and feathered and run out of the House for that situation.

I’m sure Mark Foley had some accomplishments in his life worthly of praise, but no, we couldn’t hold those up in his defense, nor would the Republicans do so, because they don’t go so much with questionable behavior, like…cold cash.

How about Duke Cuningham? Yep. Republican. Taken care of. Foely: Out of there! Murtha? Still holding his seat. Yep, that’s the Democratic “Fairness Doctrine” in a nutshell.

Basically every Republican in 2006 elections was “associated” with him, with far less of a link than “he lived down the block.”

By: AW1 Tim

AW1 Tim — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:39:07 +0000

The point, to my mind, is this: When given a choice to support his fellow Marines or to give a morale boost to our enemies, Murtha chose the latter.

Rather than simply say that he stands by the Marines, that many difficult decisions must be made in seconds and that we should all await the results of the court’s investigation since, after all, the Constitution he and they swore to defend recognizes that a man is innocent until proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he is guilty, Congressman Murtha chose to run to the nearest camera crew and national reporter and claim his fellow marines were cold-blooded killers, and did everything but dance in delight at the thought of it.

Murtha chose to throw his fellow veterans under the bus for a little bit of political clout.

How can anyone ever trust such a man again?

respects,

By: RetRsvMike

RetRsvMike — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:27:12 +0000

flit: while paying all due homage to the distinguished congressman’s accomplishments in being an Eagle Scout and Marine, i mostly now know him for the fact that he is currently a dick.

By: Taxi1

Taxi1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:18:33 +0000

Murtha is a pork machine par excellence who single-handedly feeds Johnstown and the rest of the district with endless varieties of odd contracts. I have to believe that come close of today the people will vote in their pork-fueled self interest for Murtha. Will be interesting for sure.

By: badbob

badbob — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:15:41 +0000

“And is only remembered forever for that egregious mistake. ”

“Mistake”? That’s hardly true you simplistic partisan mitigator (inserting the word egregious to catch the unwary-cute).

No Flit. Murtha’s “mistakes” are a pattern he started during a time o’war. You would have a better chance with me saying he had been abducted and brainwashed by aliens. Don’t insult us- you know why we despise him…

Stir the turds elsewhere. Regardless of what happens today, if Murtha is out of there by evening it will make the day a success in my eyes.