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Rep. John Murtha dead at 77

By Martin Weil and Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, February 8, 2010; 2:51 PM

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), 77, a Vietnam veteran who staunchly supported military spending and became a master of pork-barrel politics, died today at Virginia Hospital Center. The 19-term lawmaker died from complications of gallbladder surgery.

Elected to Congress in 1974 from a southwestern Pennsylvania district that has been economically devastated by the decline of America's coal-mining and steel industries, the gruff and jowly Rep. Murtha was beloved by his constituents for tapping billions of dollars in federal funds to seed new industries there.

He was revered among Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- for his skill in using the power of the federal purse to make kings and deals. A right-hand man of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he was considered one of the most influential lawmakers on Capitol Hill and credited with her ascension.

[jonnyd]

anyone claiming the 23 big ones?

[Murrell2878]

Wow..This is terrible

[Br4dw4y5ux]

Originally Posted by Murrell2878

Wow..This is terrible

Terrible how?

Murtha was a prime example of everything that is wrong on the Democratic side of American politics today.

[statjeff22]

He was a Marine, and the first Vietnam War combat veteran to be elected to Congress. RIP.

[Penning10toColes]

Originally Posted by Br4dw4y5ux

Terrible how?

Murtha was a prime example of everything that is wrong on the Democratic side of American politics today.

I don't think it'd kill us to wait for the body to cool before we go after him.

[TheBlairThomasFumble]

Wow, shocking news.

Incidentally, did he ever apologize for falsely accusing our Marines of murder in Iraq? How about after they were acquitted?

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[jonnyd]

Its Obama's fault that hes dead

[Sundayjack]

Someone poke him with a stick to make sure.


I acknowledge and thank him for his military service.

[kbgreen]

Originally Posted by Sundayjack

Someone poke him with a stick to make sure.


I acknowledge and thank him for his military service.

Not me, I can't imagine the gasses poking him would release!

[Br4dw4y5ux]

Originally Posted by Penning10toColes

I don't think it'd kill us to wait for the body to cool before we go after him.

The government that Jack Murtha believed in is a government that my grandkids will still be paying off when both of us are long gone from the scene. It'd be hypocritical in the extreme to point to the lousy Republican Presidents who've caused this mess without also pointing to the Democratic conspirators in congress who ran up the credit cards while the public stood by and watched our government spin out of control.

[Jetcane]

Originally Posted by TheBlairThomasFumble

Wow, shocking news.

Incidentally, did he ever apologize for falsely accusing our Marines of murder in Iraq? How about after they were acquitted?

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No, he did not.

I hope he finds peace in death that he seemed to not have in his later years of life.

[Penning10toColes]

Hey, is there going to be a special election for the cable channels to orgasm over for a couple months? What's the situation there?

[hiker]

And Robert Byrd is still alive?! Shit!

[Jetcane]

Originally Posted by Penning10toColes

Hey, is there going to be a special election for the cable channels to orgasm over for a couple months? What's the situation there?

Yes, special election.

[Penning10toColes]

Originally Posted by Jetcane

Yes, special election.

Shit. I'm not looking forward to that one.

[dabrowsk1]

Well I would like to thank him for his military service.

And I will not speak ill of the dead. But I would be lying if I said I was upset by this. I was hoping and praying he wouldn't be re-elected. He represented all that I hate about our government. These money hungry politicans that amass power for decades at the expense of their constituents. I don't see this as a negative.

[ollie]

Originally Posted by dabrowsk1

Well I would like to thank him for his military service.

And I will not speak ill of the dead. But I would be lying if I said I was upset by this. I was hoping and praying he wouldn't be re-elected. He represented all that I hated about our government. These money hungry politicans that amass power for decades at the expense of their constituents. I don't see this as a negative.

What he said

[Talisman]

Originally Posted by Br4dw4y5ux

Terrible how?

Murtha was a prime example of everything that is wrong on the Democratic side of American politics today.

Yeah, fuck him. He didn't deserve the air he was allowed to breathe because I don't like him as a politician.....

AYFKM??? Br4dw4y, I find that I agree with you on many topics on his board, and I tend to respect you as a poster, but I just can't co-sign this statement. Even Jetcane showed more restraint than this. JETCANE for fucks sake!

Corrupt, greedy, misguided, all of these migt be true, but thinking he guy is bad for our government verse not caring if a guy dies just aren't the same thing

[Jetcane]

Originally Posted by Talisman

Yeah, fuck him. He didn't deserve the air he was allowed to breathe because I don't like him as a politician.....

I just can't co-sign this statement. Even Jetcane showed more restraint than this. JETCANE for fucks sake!

Wanna see a pic of my dog?