Stop smearing John Murtha

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I'll be blunt: before this week, I had never heard of Rep. John Murtha. Then, he spoke out against the war in Iraq, saying, "The war in Iraq is not going as advertised." I won't quote more because you've probably already read his extended comments. Allow me to add that, IMHO, Murtha is a patriot who called it the way he saw it. He was blunt and direct.

The reaction from the White House was swift (yes, you heard me) and fierce. "Dick" Cheney implied that he was a liar and a coward. Scott McClellan accused him of being a terrorist appeaser. And a Republican Congressman suggested that Murtha (and others like him) were guilty of treason.

Harry Reid recently said this:

As a former boxer I know, your opponent always starts to swing wildly when you've got them on the ropes. The way to beat them isn't to hesitate, but to continue landing punches until he goes down. The Iraq war is too important an issue to allow cheap political attacks to prevent us from doing what is best for our troops and best for our country.

Call the White House and let them know you are tired of political attacks and want real solutions for Iraq. You can reach the White House by dialing:

202-456-1111

You can also send an encouraging message to John Murtha.