Reply #191: I agree with you

[SemperEadem]

It's the appearance of inpropriety which is the ball and chain around Murtha's neck. Had he not had so many issues on his ethics, he would have probably stood a far better chance. But once Pelosi threw down the gauntlet on cleaning up corruption and ethics issues, him winning his nomination wasn't going to fly. He is too much of a lightening rod for not only the right but for the right-controlled (aka MSM)media--the first thing they would have done was call the Dems hypocrits for nominating him in the face of what was stated last week by Pelosi. They'd have been shot dead in the gate before it opened.