Is Murtha in a safe district

[ribrepin]

I watched the repubs attacking him and I am worried about what Karl Rove might do to him in the November election. Is he safe or should we be sending money along with our letters of support.

I get the feeling he's going to fight this battle no matter what it costs him. He seems so alone and brave.

[stepnw1f]

1. Not Alone... the People Have His Back

as well as upper brass currently serving. Not to mention many in the intelligence community as well as retirees.

And as for courage... the man served in battle. He's decorated... this is NOTHING compared to what the man has already done.

[ribrepin]

3. Does Murtha have the money to run against the republican machine to get

re-elected in his home district? I know Congressman Murtha has courage, but he really is the point man on this issue. The repubs are really beating up on him. I mean ann coulter using Murtha's name and fragging in the same sentence. It's like watching the neighborhood bully threaten your grandfather.

I want to know that Jack Murtha will be in congress next session. He's seen worse, but he was a younger man.

[Erika]

4. You're joking, right?

Murtha shut down his GOP chickenhawk opponents completely when he asked if they ever served.

The little GOP dipshits backed off immediately and thanked him for his service. If I were to face Murtha or Rove, I know which one I would fear.

Semper Fi.

[Erika]

6. Ann Coulter downing him

only built his support. It would be nice if Ann decided to help a charity instead of building hate to increase her revenue. It's pathetic that some of the gullible GOP buy into her hate package and feed her revenues. Ah, America.

[Erika]

2. Murtha is a retired life long Marine

I doubt if he cares about the political effects of a bunch of W chickenhawks. Alone, he is not.

[spag68]

5. Murtha

Johnstown PA. Don't worry about him, the people up there would run Rove out of town.

[ribrepin]

7. Thank you -- good to know

I may send him a donation anyway. I don't want to see him get the Georgia treatment(Max cleland). I didn't think the good people of Georgia would throw out a man who left three limbs in a foreign country, but they did.

[Erika]

8. That will be a shame they will have to live with, won't they?

And Chambliss is such a joke as has been this last six years.

[guidod]

10. It's very nice of you to offer

to give Murtha some money, we need more people like you. It seems Murtha is pretty safe, this is just a thought, I'll bet some of those Iraq vets that are running as new dems against sitting republicans really need people like you. :thumbsup:

[Rowdyboy]

9. Murtha was 1st elected in an off-year upset in a Republican district in PA

The year was 1973-tha scandal was Watergate. He's held the seat for over thirty years so I guess he's pretty much safe by now.

[AndyTiedye]

11. NO Democrat is Safe if The Republicans Want Them Gone

[Awsi Dooger]

12. He's running against Diana Irey

She's a young county commissioner. Decided to jump into the race after Murtha's calls to pull out the troops. Murtha ran unopposed in 2004.

A few weeks ago on DailyKos I read a diary saying Irey's husband went into partnership with an arms dealer who was later killed in Iraq. I skimmed the diary and never went back to look for a verification or followup. Probably easy to find if you Googled.

Regardless, Murtha is not in any jeopardy. His lowest re-elect percentage was 59.6% in 1980.

[blm]

15. Except GOP activists now own most of Pennsylvania's large newspapers - I

am quite certain they bought them to help steal Pennsylvania's electoral votes while most scrutiny will be on Ohio.

[joanski0]

13. I'll be voting for Murtha. The only way

they could get Murtha out is to cheat on the voting machines. I live in Greene Co.

[ribrepin]

14. Murtha's scoring points against the Bush fascists

I'm on the west coast and not familiar with Pennsylvania politics. I've seen so many veterans go down on the "protecting America issues".

Murtha doesn't seem the least bit afraid of the these guys. My stupid congressman voted "Yes" on the latest Iraq resolution, but he voted against giving Bush the authority to wage war. So one out of two isn't bad.