That Jack made atonement before God prior to his passing, and that his loved ones left behind are comforted by their loss.

…but about Murtha, every Marine I’ve ever known, from four, no, five wars, say that Murtha was the exception that proves the rule.

I however do regret his passing…this way.

Semper F-U, as one jarhead told me. And rest in whatever level of Hades according to Dante best suits your choice of weather and social intercourse.

VB

doubt that Murtha will be guarding any of “heaven’s streets. Nor did he ever keep his honor clean. But, I subscribe to the adage that if you can’t say something nice, so I’ll stop now.

who in another time in our countries history would have hung for TREASON he then had made the final decision to sell this countries fighting men & women down the pike for his political benefit. His family has become rich beyond their wildest dreams off of the blood, sweat and tears of hardworking Americans. They set up companies that DID NOTHING and were rewarded handsomely. I shed no tears for this man. I would rather prefer that he had had quit Congress either way he is not ABUSING his position any longer.

For example, this was not exactly commendable behavior.

here on the Fox News website.

A few highlights follow, and he starts with a doozy.

…for the people in his district he did what congressmen are supposed to do – which is, to provide as many goods and services for his constituents as possible. …Murtha always believed there was nothing wrong with pork and, in fact, it was your responsibility to get a much of the pork as possible.

Gosh, Bob, that isn’t my idea of what a representative is supposed to do. Where in the Constitution does it say, “Congressmen are supposed to expropriate as much wealth from other constituencies as they can get away with.”

Before he died, he was under investigation, yet again, for ethics violations. But this was nothing new for Murtha. …he never seemed to buckle under the weight of the criticism. Think about it. He’s the only member of Congress who was able to build his own airport, in Johnstown, Penn. — An airport which had virtually no flights and very few passengers, with the exception of Jack Murtha.

Wow. Is that the best you can say about him? That he was a better thief than all the other thieves in Congress?

I suppose his family loved him, but it’s just a supposition. His family didn’t turn him in as Bernie Madoff’s sons did Bernie.

This is a man who should be quickly forgotten. The airport should NOT be renamed, however. It should carry the name “John Murtha” with it as it crumbles to dust. It should be a symbol for young Pennsylvanians to observe and ask, “Who was that Murtha guy?” The answer should be, “He was a shameful blot on the history of our state, a man for whom the pinnacle of greed was a goal to aspire to, a man who was unscrupulous in his dealings with our people and our government. He was a man who pandered to the most base instincts of the electorate to enable himself to feed at the public trough for far too long. In doing so, he let us demean ourselves as he demeaned our Constitution. That’s why this worthless airport has gone unfunded for lo these many years.”

It is also a shame he passed before giving the Marines and their families some relief by apologizing for his malicious lies. It is also a shame his constituents never did the honorable thing by removing him from office.

People are talking about who will run n PA12 and whom will we support. Of course life goes on but I am sitting that one out. I gave all I could last time around, PA12 is dead to me, no pun intended.

helps us comprehend the grace of God available to all of us.

OTH, the concept of Jack and Teddy in Hell let’s us enjoy the imperfection of our humanity.

and will they find any Marines willing to be in his honor guard?

If they do bury him in Arlington, I would expect someone eventually to dig out the casket and set it in the Potomac where he belongs.

My comment on the article – Amen!
Spiff

Murtha’s love of earmarks.

Requests for appropriations (read earmarks) are due to Congress around this time of the year. With his death, the Clerk of the House oversees the operations of his office in a caretaker/audit status until a new representative takes office. The Clerk, nor the office, during this time can push anything. In fact, the employess of the representatives office may only be there until the new Congress member takes office – employment is at the discretion of the new member.

Since Murtha’s replacement probably will not be there until May, the appropriations bill will be well underway and it isn’t certain whomever takes his place would even want those earmarks.

So his death just caused a major snafu with his earmarks possibly making them non-existent this year. Thus the irony. From excessive to nothing.

Energy needs to be focused on electing someone who will provide fiscal responsibility.

thank you God, he will not be buried among hero’s in Arlington.