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No to Murtha as Majority Leader
I think John Murtha was the most courageous public official in the nation a year ago, when he was the first to acknowledge publicly that Iraq was the disaster everyone privately knew it to be. He was the first to call for a redeployment, which still remains the best of the bad options our president has left us. He held his ground in the face of fierce attacks from the WH, and the country soon realized that he was, and is, right.
That's leadership, a rare commodity these days. But I don't think he should be the House Majority Leader. There's the AMSCAM thing, where although he was never charged, his conduct was marginal at best. And perhaps more importantly, he's the king of earmarks, trading political favors for money for home districts. While there is nothing illegal about his horse trading, the Congress needs to overhaul that system. Murtha's not the guy to do it. So thanks to him for his courage, but no thanks to his leadership bid.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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Marginal? He said he was waiting for a better deal. Is that the leader of the house majority he's waiting for? I'd pass on this good ole' boy too.
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Pelosi is off to a great start.
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Murtha's got more courage and integrity than the entire WH staff put together.
I just don't think he should be majority leader.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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Just wait until we find out he's been banging Pelosi or something.
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It's not a dig, it's true.
It took a lot of guts to do what Murtha did. The WH has played this war for politics, Murtha told it straight when no one else was.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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As long as we keep re-electing the pols that lie to us, and Swift-boating the ones that tell the truth, we will have the same fcuked-up government.
Murtha should be celebrated for what he did, I don't care what your political affiliation.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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I did paraphrase, wasn't it something like "not yet". I'm sure it was just a misunderstanding. Again, we all have our heros.
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I thought you were the one who was *against* corrupt politicians.
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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In daddy's twisted world, a Dem turning down 50 large is corrupt, while bilking taxpayers out of billions is "free enterprise."
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We will stay the course. [8/30/06] We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05] We will stay the course *** We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03] And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04] And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. [4/16/04] And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04] Well, hey, listen, we’ve never been “stay the course” [10/21/06] --- George W. Bush, President of the United States of America |
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Well, another corrupt politician (besides Murtha and Pelosi) wins a leadership spot in Congress:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061115/ap_on_go_co/congress_leaders
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