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[sophiaserpentia]

Wait, let me see if i got this straight... the scandal surrounding John Murtha is that, 26 years ago, an undercover FBI agent offered him a $50,000 bribe and he didn't take it? Oh, and he's known for winning pork-barrel money for his district. The cad! A member of Congress, exchanging votes for pork-barrel, oh what have we come to!

We simply can't have people of this caliber as congressional leadership. There's no proper scandal material there at all, though the mass media are doing the best they can with the meager material they've been given. What are the Dems thinking?

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[canonfire.livejournal.com]

But he didn't report that he was propositioned with a bribe as required by law. That's the technical sticking point.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but it's still kind of weak, as scandal material goes.

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

If Pelosi is going for "the cleanest House in history," then her pick is a strange one.

She's going for loyalty, which is the oldest game in D.C. since Jackson. Cronyism needs to be snuffed out, and what she's indicating at the start is that that's not part of her agenda.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

::nods:: I can't argue with that.

[supergee.livejournal.com]

Also he's prejudiced against wars by having served in one, unlike the Bush administration.

[legolastn.livejournal.com]

I have to admit I'm disappointed in Pelosi. A letter supporting Murtha is a little quid pro quo. Pressing people to vote for him and thus making it a big deal was just stupid. As someone pointed out above, it stinks of cronyism.