Iraq War,  Politics

Iraq War Watch: MURTHAGATE?

“MURTHAGATE” – the loud tear-filled call for immediate withdrawal was a smokescreen.

A commenter on this blog – “Noble” – suggested that perhaps (1) Murtha’s sudden BIG LOUD TEAR-FILLED call for “immediate withdrawal from Iraq,” (an OLD position for him, but one that he had NEVER tried to BROADCAST AS LOUDLY OR AS WIDELY BEFORE), AND (2) the sudden “play” it got from the House Democrats – led by Nancy Pelosi the Minority Leader – was a smokescreen intended to BOTH misdirect attention from impending ethics investigations over them both using influence to steer DOD business to their relatives and business friends.

Specifically it seems that Murtha steered business to HIS BROTHER’S LOBBYING FIRM – KSA – and helped Pelosi get a big project for her district which DIRECTLY BENEFITTED A RELATIVE OF HERS.

I am wondering IF he has Proposed this controversial CUT AND RUN proposal as a smoke screen, so he can come back and tell the public that the Bush White House is investigating him because they are trying to punish him…”

Hummmmmm

H/T Bill Quick at Daily Pundit