The world is much too dangerous a place to tolerate those who willfully damage the morale and undermine the mission of our troops….

My husband is finishing up a three year deployment with CENTCOM as part of OIF and GWOT and he has nothing but disgust for politicians like Murtha who put partisan politics ahead of national welfare and the safety of our soldiers out in the field. I might also add that other members of CENTCOM my husband works with feel the same way about Murtha. They view him as a traitor and as a member of the enemy’s camp.

Wow. I think I actually got dumber than I already am by reading Murtha’s … um … how to say poliltely … ‘words’ … ‘use of the English language’ … ‘delusional rant’? Was he drunk, senile, off his meds, in need of meds, abducted by aliens, or combo of above?

Man, talk about pimpin’ out foreign policy for short-term domestic gains. Or just being flat out locco.

So who is he really playing to?

People tend to forget that Murtha was involved in Abscam although not indicted, and that his brother has long been raking in government funds that Jack steers his way. Murtha is old, corrupt, and increasingly out of touch with reality.

Murtha’s attack on Karl Rove is despicable and completely out of bounds. He suggests that only combat veterans have a right to speak out on the war. We have heard far too much of that kind of rhetoric from the right. It was wrong then and it is wrong now that Democrats are saying it. Having worn the uniform or faced fire is not a requirement for free speech, nor is it a legitimate standard by which to measure the value of what is said.

Jack Murtha is indeed a jackass. It is time for him to retire.

Let me give a brief plug here to Diana Irey, a bright young woman who is challenging Murtha. My sources in Western Pennsylvania tell me that she is doing surprisingly well against the old porker. I wish her the best.

You can read more about her at http://lightseekinglight.blogspot.com/2006/06/pennsylvania-politics-irey-rising.html