Monday, April 07, 2008

Murtha's Earmarks   [David Freddoso]

This CBS News report ran on Friday regarding Rep. Jack Murtha's earmark money-circle. It includes footage from the famous ABSCAM sting operation in which Murtha brags about his influence.

My favorite part, though, has to be the baffled expression on the face of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Flake had just been told on the House floor that no one knew whether the Center from Instrumented Critical Infrastructure, recipient of a $1 million Murtha earmark, actually exists.

UPDATE: I had to watch the report again after I received the following e-mail from a reader:

A key word was missing from that CBS report.  I'll give you a hint, it starts with a "D".

Indeed, it's true. I just watched twice, and apparently there is no mention of his party affiliation whatsoever.

04/07 11:39 AMShare