I was very skeptical about this when I ran across it on slate today.
http://www.slate.com/...
(Especially given the anti-kos tone of a couple of the items)
This is where being in the majority becomes difficult.
I am not accusing Murtha of anything and I don't have an axe to grind, but the ABSCAM video of Murtha is damning.
http://video.google.com/...
I watched the whole video (all 54 minutes) and it appeared that Murtha was just trying to push business to his district. If you don't give him the benefit of the doubt, it appears much worse.
Maybe, this is the way Congress works. This maybe common practice, but it does not inspire confidence. We must avoid the mistakes of the Republican Congress. I would like to see our leaders without even the taint of corruption.
I would like to read or hear what Murtha has to say about all of this. The other question I have is, do we want this to be the story a week after our victory. It makes us look like them. I am asking... Watch the video and then comment. As a final note, if there was not video I don't think I would believe it...