Murtha: “I think we’ll pick up 40, 50 seats.”
Thank you John Murtha for saying what you think. No, not about the war in Iraq or anything else, but about how much you guys actually think you will actually pick up in the next election. There have been predictions of democrats taking over every elected (they already have the judiciary) branch since 2000. It hasn’t happened yet and if, God forbid, it does, it will only last two years. Remember Mr. Murtha, pride goeth before the fall. Get ready for a big letdown.
Murtha: GOP will turn on Iraq when ’08 pick is made
By Mike Soraghan
September 17, 2007
House Appropriations Defense subcommittee Chairman John Murtha (D-Pa.) said Monday that he expects that Republican lawmakers will begin abandoning President Bush’s Iraq policy after the GOP picks a presidential candidate next year.
“As soon as the primaries are over, you’ll see Republicans start jumping ship,” Murtha said in remarks at the National Press Club.
Murtha also predicted that, despite the unpopularity of Congress, Democrats will make broad gains in next year’s election because voters are upset with the war.
“People are frustrated, but you’re going to see a big Democratic increase,” he told reporters after his speech. “I think we’ll pick up 40 [to] 50 seats.”
The lawmaker, a key adviser to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on military issues, is not waiting on the presidential calendar to push for a broad troop withdrawal from Iraq. Murtha said he expects the Iraq war supplemental spending bill, up for debate in October or November, to include a specific date for withdrawal.
During his hour-long presentation, Murtha said he was not familiar with legislation by Reps. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) and John Tanner (D-Tenn.) calling on President Bush to report on his withdrawal planning. Many centrists in both parties see the legislation as a vehicle for bipartisan action on Iraq in Congress.
Murtha also tersely said he would denounce the newspaper advertisement taken out by the liberal group MoveOn.org criticizing commanding Gen. David Petraeus as “General Betray Us.” Without elaborating, he said “Yes” when asked if he would distance himself from the ad.
Source: thehill.com via BigT
