Murtha's Misdirection?

Could it be that the Democratic "Hawk" was about to become a victim of the same kind of ethics investigation that has dogged Tom delay? If so, then this man should be expelled from Congress immediatly. The idea that a politician would create a media misdirection that clearly emboldens the enemy to kill every American soldier they can in hopes of accelerating our desire to cut and run for the sole purpose of shielding himself from an ethics investigation is tantamount to treason. How could anyone, especially a former military man stoop so low?

This does make my blood boil.

From Investors Business Daily:
"Will The Real Murtha Stand Up? "

We're supposed to believe that Murtha is a fiercely pro-defense Democrat trying to save his beloved military from President Bush. CBS News calls the Pennsylvania Democrat a "leading supporter" of the war in Iraq.

That's funny. In calling for a pullout last week, Murtha said, "All of Iraq must know that Iraq is free - free from a United States occupation." He added: "This war has been so mishandled from the very start." Despite media and partisan insistence that after some deep introspection Murtha just recently changed his position on Iraq, his stand is nothing new.

A year and a half ago, he and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., held a joint press conference to announce that the war in Iraq isn't winnable. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., who was in the Marines for 25 years, said at the time, "I was furious" with Murtha, "because when that message gets out to our forces, they won't feel love and support. They'll feel betrayal."

Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., also worried back then that Murtha's statement "emboldens America's enemies."

It's not the late pro-defense Democrat Henry "Scoop" Jackson whom Murtha should be compared to, but Porky Pig in fatigues.

As ranking Democrat on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Murtha "walks on water," explained Keith Ashdown of Taxpayers for Common Sense, in an interview with Washington's The Hill newspaper. "If you want anything done on the committee, you go to Murtha." He's delivered so much pork to his congressional district, an airport and a major highway are named after Murtha.

Ashdown and his nonpartisan watchdog group criticized Murtha for using the $417 billion fiscal 2005 Pentagon spending bill to give business to his lobbyist brother.

The Los Angeles Times in June reported that Murtha funneled nearly $21 million to 10 or more corporate clients of KSA Consulting, where Robert "Kit" Murtha is a senior partner. Carmen Scialabba, a Murtha congressional aide for 27 years, is also a high-ranking official at KSA.

In one case, a small Arkansas manufacturer of military vehicles who was a KSA client was awarded $1.7 million - triple its total sales for 2004. One defense contractor based in Murtha's home state of Pennsylvania even told the Times he hired KSA on the recommendation of a top Murtha aide.

The newspaper Roll Call reported that there might be a House ethics committee investigation of Murtha's apparent improprieties.

But is that possible now that Murtha has become the media's "hawk with a conscience?" Come to think of it, could Murtha have been thinking about a possible ethics investigation when he decided to throw himself into the public limelight last week?

National Security: Contrary to popular opinion, Rep. John Murtha, the decorated ex-Marine who called for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq, is no hawk. He may also soon be probed for misusing defense appropriations.