The Bull Moose Endorses Steny Hoyer
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in General Politics
And so do I.
Why? Well, obviously I’m not very excited about Pelosi’s choice of Murtha, and neither are two of my local congressmen. They’re going with Steny too. So they give me a little more reason, aside from Murtha’s dirtied hands.
In any event, here’s the Bull Moose with more:
Steny Hoyer should become the donkey’s House Majority Leader. He is being challenged by John Murtha who has become the darling of the anti-war left in the House and nationally. While Murtha is a patriot, he now represents the old guard of ideological polarazation. A Murtha victory would be viewed by the media as a triumph for the left. It would be welcomed by the right which is desperately looking for some good news. [...]If the donkey is to be successful in their new majority status, they must prove to the country that they will govern as centrists. By electing Steny Hoyer as their Majority Leader, the Democratic caucus will send a powerful message to the country, that they are seizing the middle.
Let’s hope Steny gets the votes.
UPDATE:
John Murtha is crying foul about the questioning of his character…
In a statement issued Tuesday, Murtha — who just won an 18th term — blasted critics who raised concerns about “unfounded allegations that occurred 26 years ago.”“I thought we were above this type of swift-boating attack,” he said, referring to the largely refuted but widely publicized attacks on Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry’s military record in 2004. “This is not how we restore integrity and civility to the United States Congress.”
Could I be wrong about his hands being dirty?
Please, if I am, I want to know. Illuminate me.
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November 15th, 2006 at 11:25 am
I also support Hoyer.
My concern about Murtha is his reputation for being among the most skilled at earmarks and appropriate manipulations.
It is bad enough that most of the cmte chairman are old guard liberals.
It would be a shame to risk alienating moderate voters.
November 15th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
With his earmark/appropriations reputation I would have a problem with him myself, as I suspect he would stymie any attempt to remove such practices from Congress - a required first step in breaking down big business’s stranglehold on our government.
November 15th, 2006 at 5:13 pm
Swiftboating is questioning someone’s military record. NO ONE is questioning his military record! They are questioning his afinity for earmarks and other pork.
He is being disingenuous; I expected nothing more or less from him.