House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman John Murtha, D-Pa., listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Win Mcnamee / Getty ImagesReporter's Notebook: Murtha Speaks -- Defense Tech
As you all well know, I've been dogging Rep. John Murtha, the powerful chairman of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee, pretty hard ever since his fly-off-the-handle accusation of murder by a squad of Marines in Haditha back in mid-2006.
Well, I nervously attended a roundtable interview this morning in DC with Murtha and a group of the country's top defense writers -- figuring I might get the cold shoulder from the Democratic Bull. But I was surprised to find that he was remarkably candid, brewing with news and even friendly. A far cry from the confrontational chairman I'd peppered with questions in the past.
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My Comment: I have never been a fan of Rep. John Murtha, but I do recognize that he can get things done .... or he can stop things from getting done. This tells me that he has a lot of IOUs, and as a result his fellow Congressmen will never butt against him.
Having said that .... it is clear that he is against many of Secretary of Defense Gate's proposals for the military budget. Will this bring about compromise and debate .... probably .... but what will ultimately be cut and what will be saved will ultimately be decided by this Congressman.
Read the entire post, it is both informative and enlightening.
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