Pat, the article you posted makes too many assumptions. Maybe they will turn out to be true, maybe not.
Americans voted for peace, and they're going to get more war. That's how our Bizarro democracy works, and all I can say is God bless Bizarro America, land of the duped and home of the cowed.
Murtha lost a leadership fight. One that he never really had a chance of wining, from what I can tell. Hoyer had the votes sewed up for a long time.
I don't think it's fair to cast it as a pro-war vote. It was a pro-Hoyer vote, not anti-Murtha. Remember, Murtha is chair of Defense Appropriations committee, he will have plenty of say on war policy. And remember the Speaker is committed to getting us out of the senseless admin war policy.
So let's give it a few weeks, huh? Maybe until they actually assume their leadership posts?
fint, you represent the worst of America. You and the rest of the haters can't go away fast enough.