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To: Sully- who wrote (23749)	11/13/2006 11:33:56 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (5) of 35834

Murtha - you know him - he's the unindicted co-conspirator from AbScam & has a history of unethical shenanigans, but looky how the MSM respectfully portrays him. **** Pelosi endorses Murtha Betsy's Page Nancy Pelosi has come out publicly supporting John Murtha for Majority Leader in the Senate. This sets up a race between Murtha and Steny Hoyer. <<< Hoyer has been second-ranking in the Democratic leadership behind Pelosi the past four years. He issued a statement saying he was confident he would win the race. "Nancy told me some time ago that she would personally support Jack. I respect her decision as the two are very close," Hoyer's statement said. Pelosi and Hoyer have long been rivals within the party caucus, while she and Murtha are allies of long standing. Murtha, a former Marine who is respected for his knowledge of defense issues, gained national attention last year when he said U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq. Murtha announced last fall he intended to run for majority leader if Democrats won control of the House, a pre-election jab at Hoyer at a time the Marylander was pledging support for Pelosi. Both Hoyer and Murtha traveled on behalf of Democratic candidates during the campaign. Hoyer's office said he visited 82 congressional districts and raised or contributed $8.2 million to the party's candidates in the months leading to the elections. No comparable figures were immediately available for Murtha's efforts. Since the election, Hoyer has released letters of support in the leadership race from senior Democrats as well as from more than half of the incoming lawmakers who won their seats last week. >>> Hoyer would seem to have the upper hand in the election, and Pelosi has not done more than state her personal preference. She isn't urging other Democrats to show their loyalty to her by opposing Hoyer. Much as Republicans would love a knock-out fight among the Democrats over this vote, it might just be a symbolic gesture of support from Pelosi for her pal, Murtha. betsyspage.blogspot.com newsday.com

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