This going to be short, but Taegan Goddard's Political Wire is reporting that 104 members of Congress have secured earmarks from the lobbying firm linked to John Murtha (D-PA).
The entry also reads that 62 of the representatives are Democrats while the other 42 are Republicans. Apparently the earmarks all came from one single bill that Murtha controlled as defense appropriations subcommittee chairman. No names were listed. I've been looking around for other sites reporting this but I can't seem to find any.
I wouldn't be surprised to find that some members of our Congress were corrupt, but this many representatives? This sounds outrageous.
God only knows what this could mean if it's true. If it is, I think we should throw out the whole lot of them. And what would be the national and international ramifications if this were to be confirmed?
And if anyone can find out more information on this, please comment!
UPDATE:
Sorry if this stroked some people the wrong way, but I wrote this partly to see if anyone else had heard or seen anything else related to this topic. I wasn't trying to rush to judgment or conclusion, and I was merely speculating.
So if anyone has any other information or sources to verify this story by Political Wire (which I've always seen as fairly reliable) please let me know. Thanks