The Corruption Of The Democratic Majority
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General PoliticsTPM Muckraker reminds us that the Dems have had plenty of problems of their own.
Take John Murtha for example…
Likely to chair the Defense Appropriations subcommittee. Murtha’s been tagged as a shameless earmarker, spending tens of millions on projects nobody wants to benefit his friends and his district. He’s already been caught on tape by the FBI explaining how he works scams, so at least if the Feds pick up his trail again, they’ll know what to look for. With massive classified budgets and a long history of wasteful spending, this post is ripe for abuse. The FBI probe into its former chairman, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), attests to that. Murtha’s also making a play for Majority Leader.
Hopefully some of the new ethics rules Pelosi and company are talking about putting into effect will curb this down to nothing, but…that’s not excuse for the sins of the past. Do the Dems really want to reward a guy like Murtha with a position he’s demonstrated he’s not fit to serve in?
I guess we’ll see.
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November 13th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
[...] Why? Well, if Pelosi is really talking about kicking corruption out of the Congress…Murtha doesn’t deserve to be majority leader. Sure, he’s a decorated Marine and he spoke out about the war when few other politicians would, but his hands have been dirtied over the years in all sorts of ways. Hell, even one of George Soros’s groups says it doesn’t want Murtha in there because of his special way of politicking. [...]