Tag: "Jack Murtha"

R.I.P. John Murtha

R.I.P. John Murtha

| February 8, 2010 | Comments (1)

I just saw on Hot Air that Congressman John Murtha, of Pennsylvania, has died. I knew he recently had surgery and had more recently been admitted to the I.C.U for a serious condition, but I assumed that no news was good news. That was a mistake. Like Ed Morrissey and Sister Toldjah, I’d rather highlight [...]

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Next Week, the Very Large Jack Murtha Porta-John Array!

| September 22, 2009 | Comments (0)

Monique Stuart cuts to the very quick of the corruption game in Congress. It should be illegal for our representatives to use our tax dollars to build things and then slap their own name onto it. It’s disgusting. Not that I expect much better from a man who falsley accused our marines of a massacre [...]

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Jack Murtha’s Airport to Mostly Nowhere

| April 24, 2009 | Comments (4)

The man who secured all this pork — money that belonged to you until he and his Congressional friends decided they needed it to buy votes — is the Democrats’ #3 man in the House. Think about that. He’s spent millions of our dollars on a barely-used airport and the Democrats promoted him.

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I Sure Hope Jack Murtha Has an Alibi

| April 3, 2009 | Comments (1)

Hey, a computer can only take so much abuse before it melts down. We hear that the earmark computer in the Appropriations Committee – the earmark database member request system, to be exact — broke down today. Again. This after it was revamped after last year’s overwhelming earmarking. Maybe they can beg a little time [...]

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Murtha’s PMA Scandal is Our Fault

| February 19, 2009 | Comments (0)

Just when you think you can’t be taken aback by political corruption, along comes another example to take your breath away. More than 100 House members secured earmarks in a major spending bill for clients of a single lobbying firm — The PMA Group — known for its close ties to John P. Murtha , [...]

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