Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Murtha: Good, bad, and in between.

John Amato of Crooks and Liars compiles the pros and cons. He quotes Matt Stoller, Kos and Howie Klein.

Klein quotes ex-Congressman Les AuCoin:
"Hoyer and his aides have consistently worked to undercut Nancy Pelosi since she defeated him to become minority leader. Now Nancy is backing Jack Murtha over Hoyer, the current Democratic whip. Why would a shrewd operater like Nancy take such a risk before even being sworn in as speaker? Simple: She thinks Hoyer, as majority leader, will work as hard to cut her throat as to perform his duties."

More from this post.

Update 11/15:
Over at TPM Cafe, Greg Sargent asks Steny Hoyer some questions. Read the comments for more insight.

Update: Murtha explains himself.

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