>>>John Murtha's an idiot for a lot of reasons, but he's not entirely wrong on this.
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>>I have read his wikipedia biography ;
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murtha
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>>... and au-contre he looks like quiet deacent person (for a politician especially) .
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>>I am quiet puzzled with the way your evaluation system works, Would you care to explain why is he an idiot ?
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>>TIA
>>Sergio
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>Starting with taking money from the the Arabs in Abscam? Or subsequently in his Cindy Sheehan-like irrationality on dealing with the facts on the ground in Iraq?

Well, he never was convicted of anything, and it seemed as though he wasn't interested in lining his pockets at all. he offered them legitimate business investment information that he thought would bring jobs to his district. So "taking money from the Arabs in Abscam" might also be a little too strong.

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>Idiot was too strong a term - I think you are correct about that. (he is so often associated in my mind with Pelosi and Reed I think it rubs off ;-) but I find him often ... odd. I respect his military service and he certainly isn't among the worst in most areas, but I think he has shown some very poor judgement in a number of areas. (but as I said, I think his assessment of his constituency is not entirely wrong.)
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>http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2131539854655700584