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2007-02-25 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2007-02-25 07:39|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh, I ommitted the Sub-Headline -

Democrats Were Ill-Prepared for Unplanned Disclosure, Republican Attacks

As opposed to "Murtha makes a fool of himself."

Posted by Bobby 2007-02-25 07:45|| 2007-02-25 07:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Murtha stumbled, people mumbled!

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-02-25 08:01|| 2007-02-25 08:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Murtha lied, and more of our troops died.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-02-25 08:19|| 2007-02-25 08:19|| Front Page Top

#4 keep going, Jack, pretty soon you'll be radioactive and even Pelosi will avoid you

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-25 08:40|| 2007-02-25 08:40|| Front Page Top

#5 "I was recently in the military, and I have to speak from that experience," Sestak said.

As guys start to get out of the mil and enter public service we can expect to see more of this. The Dems are doomed.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-02-25 08:45|| 2007-02-25 08:45|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd be a helluva lot more comfortable with Joe Sestak if he were more than merely "a bit wary" of destructive proposals like Murtha's; he ought to be blasting them as "foolish, irresponsible and asinine".

Why in the world anybody coming out of the military would run for public office as a Democrat is beyond me.

Although with Sestak, the answer is fairly clear from this sentence in one of his campaign mailings: "A former 3-star Admiral, Joe served as President Clinton's Director for Defense Policy in the White House."

*SPIT*

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-02-25 09:01|| 2007-02-25 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 It was a botched ~~launch~~ joke...

Posted by John Kerry 2007-02-25 09:27|| 2007-02-25 09:27|| Front Page Top

#8 Murtha's position is the first bargaining position. Anything the Donks come up with is going to be seen as a "compromise" between that and what the Publicans want.

Politix is defined as "the art of compromise." You ~~heard~~ read it here first.

Posted by Fred 2007-02-25 09:38|| 2007-02-25 09:38|| Front Page Top

#9 That's as may be, Dave D, but the key point of Representative Sestak's statement, intentional or not (and it probably wasn't), is to erode Rep. Murtha's credentials as a "war hero". After all, he was a Marine ever so long ago, and as a result can't possibly be expected to understand the needs of the modern military... just as Senator John Kerry's Viet Nam experience is unconnected to the realities of the current war. Neat, yes?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-02-25 09:52|| 2007-02-25 09:52|| Front Page Top

#10 True. Though me being me, I'd prefer "bash" rather than "erode"...

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-02-25 10:08|| 2007-02-25 10:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Finaly, I was beginning to think lunacy was the norm with ALL the Dems.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-02-25 10:29|| 2007-02-25 10:29|| Front Page Top

#12

Posted by Jesing Ebbease3087 2007-02-25 10:46|| 2007-02-25 10:46|| Front Page Top

#13 The culture of botching slinks along to oblivion.

Posted by Phineter Thraviger 2007-02-25 10:51|| 2007-02-25 10:51|| Front Page Top

#14 Dave, even though the Dems are in a struggle for the ruling elite,I may have mispoke about this guy. Thanks for the correction, would hate to say something nice about a clinton dem. Me thinks popcorn will be in order as the dems fight it out for power amongst themselves.

Posted by 49 Pan 2007-02-25 11:42|| 2007-02-25 11:42|| Front Page Top

#15 What I just don't get is, how anyone who has dedicated his life to this country's defense, and to the defense of our Constitution, can embrace the politics of today's Democratic Party. Are they unaware that "Scoop" Jackson, Sam Nunn, and other Democrat hawks are long gone? Are they unaware that the Party has been taken over lock, stock and barrel by the extreme far Left? The Kossacks, the DUmmies, the MoveOn.orcs and the MooreOns are now calling the shots. Didn't they notice that John "Buddyfucker" Kerry was their Party's Presidential nominee in 2004, and that at their convention that same year, the highest seats of honor (*SPIT*) were given to Jimmy Carter and (*SPIT*) Michael Moore?

Does it not occur to them that it ain't their father's Democratic Party anymore?

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-02-25 12:03|| 2007-02-25 12:03|| Front Page Top

#16 No Dave, like my mom, when they see Democratic Party they think Scoop Jackson, Sam Nunn, John F. Kennedy.... etc....

And the MSM does a good job of masking the true leaders of the DNC.

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-02-25 12:07|| 2007-02-25 12:07|| Front Page Top

#17 My Dad too CF, for every office but President, and usually even then.

Posted by Shipman 2007-02-25 12:27|| 2007-02-25 12:27|| Front Page Top

#18

Posted by Angenter Crolugum3645 2007-02-25 14:45|| 2007-02-25 14:45|| Front Page Top

#19 The Dems have declared war on the President and the WoT, and this nation. So every time that dems like Nancy or Jack [pflegm] start undermining the war effort, the troops, and the nation, it is the duty of Republicans and Independents to attack their statements and put them in their place, just like Chaney did last week. This is a war in Congress, just like that in Afghanistan and Iraq. It is just a little different enemy. Just remember that the Dems treat this partisan politics as a war, no holds barred.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-02-25 14:55|| 2007-02-25 14:55|| Front Page Top

#20 Then for an entire week ... Murtha refused to speak further. If he did so voluntarily, it's probably the wisest thing he's done in his 32 years in congress. But I still believe Murtha belongs in a nursing home not congress.

Posted by GK 2007-02-25 15:33|| 2007-02-25 15:33|| Front Page Top

#21 ...Murtha belongs in a nursing home not congress.

Murtha has that same look in his eyes my Grand Father had the last few months of his life. He was stark raving mad with dementia the last 6 months.

I suspect Murtha is as well.

Posted by Chiper Threreger8956 2007-02-25 15:43|| 2007-02-25 15:43|| Front Page Top

#22 but Sestak, an outspoken war opponent, is "a bit wary" of a proposal that would influence military operations. "I was recently in the military, and I have to speak from that experience," Sestak said.

LOL! That's got to be one of the funniest things I've ever read. I was under the impression that one of the main reasons Sestak got into politics was so he could influence military operations after being fired by Mullen. Oh the irony is so rich it is almost as good as a hot fudge brownie sundae.

Posted by Thromoger Thrumble5163 2007-02-25 16:32|| 2007-02-25 16:32|| Front Page Top

#23 Farewell Murtha, ye hardly knew jack.

Posted by WTF 2007-02-25 18:43|| 2007-02-25 18:43|| Front Page Top

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