Rep. Murtha Endorses Clinton

[OzarkDem]

Just a reminder that this endorsement carries great weight in Pennsylvania, coming from a strong opponent of the War in Iraq and tireless advocate for health care reform.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/19/murtha.clinton/

"In 10 months, President Bush will leave office," said Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, in a written statement. "Our country is worse off today than when he took office over seven years ago."

He said he has known Clinton, D-New York, for 15 years and that "she continually reaches out for opinions and ideas, not just from our nation's leaders, but from all Americans."

"This week, she highlighted the policy failures in Iraq and addressed the real challenges we face in regards to rebuilding our military, restoring our readiness and fully preparing our armed forces to meet and deter future threats," Murtha said. "I know that Senator Clinton has a similar position that I have in regards to the war in Iraq. Her experience and careful consideration of these issues convinced me that she is best qualified to lead our nation and to bring credibility back to the White House."

Remember when Murtha was the hero of DU, for standing up to Bush on the Iraq War. How quickly Obama supporters have abandoned their opposition to the war and those who spoke out against it.

[Yael]

1. Thats like 2 weeks old

:shrug:

[davidinalameda]

3. they need all the good news they can get

even if it is two weeks old

[Yael]

5. Maybe, if we are lucky, someone can repost Mid-Feb poll results from His44 to go with it

[davidinalameda]

26. maybe Super Tuesday results as well

:shrug:

[VolcanoJen]

30. Clinton leads Obama, 46 to 26!!!!

OK, so it's from late December 2007. But who's counting?

http://people-press.org/reports/questionnaires/381.pdf

[OzarkDem]

8. And was quickly buried

lets review it, shall we?

Its actually a substantive endorsement about two politicians who have actual records of action and accomplishment on key issues. It stands head and shoulders above endorsements for a candidate who has no record of any kind to stand on and who expects smart Dem voters to take him on faith.

No thanks. Give me the real candidate backed by real legislators who do real things.

[Yael]

11. Must have been the traffic jam

:shrug:

[OzarkDem]

14. You shouldn't drink

so early in the morning. You don't make sense.

[Yael]

22. Nah -- no booze here. It impairs my memory

You will forever be "traffic lady" to me.

[Kukesa]

25. Funny. I agree, Yael. n/t

[VolcanoJen]

32. Heh

I hear there's a three-car-pileup on the Scranton/Altoona causeway.

[cali]

13. Sorry, I have NEVER been a Murtha fan

he's one of the most corrupt pols in D.C.

And Pat Leahy stands head and shoulders above the corrupt Murtha.

[democrattotheend]

17. I lost respect for him during the leadership fight after the 2006 elections

He should not have asked Pelosi to put her credibility on the line to push for him when he was so far down in votes. If it were close it would have been appropriate for him to ask her to push a few undecideds, but it wasn't close. And his grab for the whip post with the argument that his opposition to the war helped the Democrats take back the House made me wonder if his declaration of opposition was as principled as I had initially thought.

[Spider Jerusalem]

20. You must be off your meds.

Real legislators who do real things? You mean like Ted Kennedy? Or John Kerry?

Murtha is a corrupt pork-barreler who's voted against ethics reform, was an 'unindicted co-consipirator' in a bribery scandal (caught on video saying he wasn't interested in a $50K bribe 'now, but maybe later'), and whose stand on Iraq is possibly the only actually principled thing he's done in Congress.

[SwampG8r]

28. wait and reclarify for me

2 with records and experience
i only see murtha and clinton mentioned
who is the 2nd one with any knowledge or experience?

[VolcanoJen]

31. So, Ted Kennedy is not a real legislator that does real things.

Am I following your logic correctly?

[Kukesa]

33. Don't try to use logic with OzarkDem, you silly. n/t

[SoFlaJet]

2. that's old news OD

good catch for Mrs C

[shadowknows69]

4. Senator Casey isn't a bad pick up for Obama either

Also in Pennsylvania I might add.

[BeyondGeography]

6. I hear Gore is thinking about endorsing Dean

any truth to that?

[shadowknows69]

23. Gore/Dean 08

I am so there!!!

[book_worm]

7. Looks like both Hillary and Obama did okay.

[0007]

9. I'm fucking shocked, I tell you! Shocked.

[Barack_America]

10. Whee! I LOVE the wayback machine!

Fun!

And Murtha is from Pennsylavnia? Funny, over here in Philly, you NEVER hear about him.

[MoonRiver]

12. That is wonderful news!

Bizarre though that I have every single responder before my post on ignore. :D

on edit: Just nine posts on ignore.

[dchill]

38. Your Truth Filter is set on Stun.

[Hepburn]

15. Old news....

...your point?

And, yeah, I would expect Murtha, a RW war hawk Dem, to endorse someone similar to himself because this subject is very important to him. Besides, he is has over and over, again and again been listed as one of the most corrupt memebers of the House.

Hey, birds of a feather....

[OzarkDem]

24. Murtha is a hero to antiwar Dems

and last time I checked, the primary race was still on in PA and we are still in Iraq.

[tabasco]

37. In large part because he said "It was a mistake, I screwed up."

Unlike some less courageous politicians.

[ampad]

16. Did he endorse her again?

Geesh, that desperation for good news reeks this morning.

[greguganus]

40. Murtha enjoys fondling Hillary's war chest. n/t

[kid a]

18. WOW HUGH111 - 2 nd time!

[thevoiceofreason]

19. Again?

I'm not surprised that the biggest foe of earmark transparency would re-endorse her. Will he re- re-endorse her tomorrow?

[cd3dem]

21. People who endorse BO speak of "inspiration" People who endose Hillary speak of credentials!

Go to Hillary's website to hear him speak to why he endorses her..

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/

or

View: http://youtube.com/watch?v=npibwy6oq90

[TheDonkey]

27. Whatever boost it gave her 2 weeks ago was scared off by the incoming sniper fire

so not much to see.

[VolcanoJen]

29. Breaking!!!!

C'mon, Ozark. Really?

So, I admire Murtha. I admire John Kerry. I admire Joe Wilson. I admire Bill Richardson. I admire George McGovern.

Is it possible for you to hold opposing thoughts in your head, at the same time, and come to a decision that doesn't involve irrational lock-step?

[Riley133]

34. According to this article, Obama didn't stand up with Murtha to end the war.

"After Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha called for withdrawal from Iraq last fall, Obama rejected such a move in a speech before the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, saying the United States needed 'to manage our exit in a responsible way—with the hope of leaving a stable foundation for the future.'"


http://www.harpers.org/archive/2006/11/0081275

[Thepricebreaker]

35. Old news is good news - when your not getting any news...

[alphafemale]

36. !

:spray:

[greguganus]

39. I had to check the date on this OP. I thought my computer had went back in time! n/t