14

michellemalkin.com - 10/23/2008

Breaking: New poll shows Russell over Murtha, 48-35

— michellemalkin.com — A Pennsylvania source has just leaked me brand spanking new poll data showing GOP upstart Bill Russell leading John Murtha among over 800 probable voters by 48-35. [...] Read the rest » (more) Breaking: New poll shows Russell over Murtha, 48-35

Congress

John Murtha

Republican National Committee

Comments vote downundo vote up Ace of Spades HQ found this 10/23/2008found this

7

thehill.com - 10/23/2008

Murtha in trouble after calling constituents racist

— thehill.com — A new independent poll shows Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) leading his opponent by only five points, just a week after he suggested residents of western Pennsylvania are racist. Forty-six percent of voters in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district ... (more) Murtha in trouble after calling constituents racist

Congress

John Murtha

Comments vote downundo vote up Talking Points Memo found this 10/23/2008found this

4

talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/22/2008

McCain Not Being Bush

— talkingpointsmemo.com — You may have seen Democratic Rep. John Murtha's sweeping statements about his part of western Pennsylvania being "racist" (and his subsequent " redneck " mea culpa). Not exactly laying the ground work for racial harmony. So John McCain arrived in ... (more) McCain Not Being Bush

White House

George W. Bush

John Murtha

Comments vote downundo vote up Blah3 Feed found this 10/22/2008found this

Leave a Comment

Boot Murtha?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Publius wants Murtha gone: The main reason I oppose Murtha is that he’s corrupt. CREW, for instance, includes him as one of the few Democrats on the “20 Most Corrupt Members of Congress” (and they have further details there). It’s not just that he loves him some pork though — lots of people love pork, and I frankly don’t care all that much about earmarks anyway. The problem with Murtha is the type of pork he pushes for — namely, massive bloated defense spending. Looks like Publius may get his wish. ...

Stevens Again
Political Animal — ... seat because of this, a fate they might well have avoided had they either induced Stevens not to run for re-election or fielded a successful primary challenger against him. I suspect politicians, like most people, will generally be unwilling to turn on one of their own in this way absent some compelling reason to do so. Knowing that they risk losing a Senate seat needlessly might help to concentrate their minds and firm up their resolve. (And yes, I do think this about politicians of both parties .) Besides that, though, I don't regret what I hope is Stevens' imminent ...