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Chickenhawk Beck Shows Off His Military Know-How As He Obsesses About Possible War Tax On The Wealthy

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:10:03 GMT

Chickenhawk Glenn Beck seethed yesterday (11/24/09) over President Obama’s care and caution over sending more troops into war.
Source: News Hounds

On Politics: Cleaning House

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:31 GMT

As House Democrats try to avert political disaster by limiting their 2010 losses to about 16 seats, the norm for post-World War II presidents' first midterm elections, dealing with their members' ethics problems may be one of their toughest tasks.
Source: GovExec.com

Carl Levin Has A Surefire Way To End The War: Tax The Rich To Pay For It

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:22:48 GMT

Actually, it isn't just Carl Levin who is standing up and saying that if Obama wants to escalate the war in Afghanistan he's going to have to figure out how to pay for it without charging our great, great grandchildren, Bush and Cheney having already...
Source: Down With Tyranny!

Dem lawmakers introduce Afghan war surtax

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:25:59 GMT

Source: The Hill A trio of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation that would impose a surtax to pay for the war in Afghanistan.
Source: Democratic Underground

PA Rep. John Murtha Blatantly Destroying Democracy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:34:18 GMT

Mr. President: Bring Troops Home Soon

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:46:14 GMT

If Gen. Stanley McChrystals request of President Obama for 40,000 additional troops for Afghanistan were met, the cost would be $40 billion to $54 billion a year, according to an internal government estimate The New York Times published.
Source: NewsMax

The New Republic: Is Obama Already Losing Dems?

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:58:07 GMT

A striking passage buried in Saturday's NYT lead story on the massive cost of the war: "Representative John Murtha, Democrat of Pennsylvania and chairman of a subcommittee on defense appropriations, said in an interview that because of concerns about...
Source: NPR

Abscam Jack in Command

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:12:12 GMT

This is the sort of farce our democratic institutions degenerate into when the government is run by crumbs like the treasonous porkster John Murtha: On a tip from TED. Well he is another who did not remember his pledge of allegiance.
Source: Moonbattery

Murtha: Obama Can't Count on Dems for Afghanistan Escalation

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:45:40 GMT

A striking passage buried in today's NYT lead story on the massive cost of the war: Representative John Murtha, Democrat of Pennsylvania and chairman of a subcommittee on defense appropriations, said in an interview that because of concerns about...
Source: The New Republic

Quoted in 'Murtha blasts war debt'

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:35:30 GMT

John Murtha said in Pittsburgh Entertainment:

we owed ourselves the money. Who do we owe it to now? We owe it to China. We owe it to Japan

Quoted in 'Ethics Inquiry Looks Into Several Members Of U.S. House Committee That Oversees Pentagon Budget'

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:40:00 GMT

said in Free Internet Press:

Her decisions to stand by corrupt members of Congress like John Murtha and Charlie Rangel are putting members of the Democratic caucus at risk in 2010.

Photo from Getty Images

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:21:20 GMT

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 30: An image of a viking war ship sits above the door that leads to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense offices in the U.S. Captiol October 30, 2009 in Washington, DC.

Photo from AP Photo

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

In this Nov. 21, 1980, file photo Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa. , center, walks away from Federal Court in Brooklyn after testifying against Rep. Frank Thompson, D-N.J. , and Rep. John Murphy, D-N.Y. , in the Abscam bribery-conspiracy trial.