Murtha Interested in Majority Leader Post
The Associated Press
Friday, June 9, 2006
WASHINGTON — Rep. John Murtha, a 16-term Democrat known for his close ties to the military and his outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq, said Friday he will run for House majority leader if Democrats win control in November.
Murtha, 73, wrote in a letter to Democratic colleagues that he would seek the post “if we prevail, as I hope and know we will, and return to the majority this next Congress.”
“I would appreciate your consideration and vote and look forward to speaking to you personally about my decision,” he wrote
Now there can be no question about it. Jack Murtha is swooning over his elevated status as an annointed media darling of the left. He is willing, eager in fact, to prematurely hang his fellow Marines to further his personal political ambitions. Can you think of anything more sickening? The sad thing is, he is the perfect man to represent what the Democrats have become.