Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Murtha to be Sent Packing?


Back to politics. Ready for some good news for once? Some time ago I mentioned Senator Murtha in connection with his remarks on the now-infamous "Haditha Incidient." Those remarks aren't the only reason to object to the existence of Murtha in the senate as he has long been a champion of "pork barrel" spending and "pay to play" politics, but frankly, they're enough for me. This is good news? Well, not exactly. But it looks like there's a bit of a dust-up brewing in Pennsylvania.

Michelle Malkin has an article posted at National Review Online this morning talking about Lt. Col. William Russel. Col. Russel is challenging Sen. Murtha for his seat this November. You can read the article for yourself, but if write-in votes and fundraising numbers mean anything, Col. Russel has a real chance. He's raising more cash than Murtha, getting out the "grass-roots" votes and gaining momentum. Did I mention he's not actively campaigning full-time? He's deployed in Iraq.

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

so, did you send him some money?

Anonymous said...

if had any money to send to a political campaign i would send it to his. People like Murtha have no business being in a governing body. unfortunately i am sure there are many more that shared Murtha's sentiments but were a shade smarter than he and kept it to themselves.