House to Vote on Reprimanding Murtha

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House Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no-win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons.

House leaders tentatively scheduled a late Tuesday vote on a Republican move to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat and close ally of House Speaker Hancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The GOP accuses Murtha of making a blatant threat against a Republican who challenged a pet project that Murtha wanted.

Democratic leaders said they believed they had the votes to kill the motion, but conceded that some party members were unhappy about being pressed to defend a blustery colleague known for bare-knuckled politics.

Murtha has not disputed a Republican claim that he stormed across the House floor May 17 to confront Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. Rogers had tried unsuccessfully to strike a $23 million Murtha earmark or narrowly targeted spending item for a drug intelligence center in Murtha's district.

In a House speech Monday, Rogers said Murtha threatened him by saying, "you will not get any earmarks now and forever."

Rogers, backed by House GOP leaders, said Murtha's threat violates congressional ethics rules and "merits the reprimand of the House."
ABC News: House to Vote on Reprimanding Murtha

Man I'll tell ya.......it really bugs me when I see people like this abusing their power!

Have a good one!:s4:

Are you fucking kidding, after what the Bush regime has pulled. Figures, the only dem with balls and the repubes try and stifle him. A real war hero who only said exactly what every congressman says in round about ways, only he said it directly, like a man. In other words, hey asshole, if you ever want my vote, get in fucking line, go figure, that is all the repubes can come up with, Pathetic

medicinal Reviewed by medicinal on 05-23-2007. House to Vote on Reprimanding Murtha House Republicans angled Tuesday to put Democrats in a no-win position: reprimand a senior colleagues or be seen as blindly excusing legislative bullying for partisan reasons. House leaders tentatively scheduled a late Tuesday vote on a Republican move to reprimand Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat and close ally of House Speaker Hancy Pelosi, D-Calif. The GOP accuses Murtha of making a blatant threat against a Republican who challenged a pet project that Murtha wanted. Rating: 5