"Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history."--
Nancy Pelosi, November 8, 2006
To which she should have added: "Unless of course it has anything to do with being critical of our conduct or that one of our members."
House Democrats reject GOP effort to reprimand senior Democrat Murtha
By Charles Babington
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 22, 2007
WASHINGTON – House Democrats rejected a Republican bid Tuesday to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a senior lawmaker accused of threatening legislative reprisals against a GOP member who had crossed him.
Before and after the largely party-line vote, which caused some Democrats discomfort, Republicans taunted Democratic leaders about their campaign promises to run a more ethical and open Congress.
The House voted 219-189 to kill the Republicans' motion to reprimand Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, Iraq war foe and close ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
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Murtha, known for his bluff manner and fondness of pork barrel projects, did not dispute claims that he charged across the House floor May 17 to confront Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. Rogers had tried unsuccessfully to strike a $23 million Murtha earmark – a targeted spending item – for a drug intelligence center in Murtha's district.
And so the Culture of Corruption train rolls on unchecked!
P.S. The first five seconds of this ABSCAM video should be about all any sensible person would need to see to educate them about what kind of person Murtha is.
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