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Friday, August 4, 2006 12:00 AM

When cowards attack

Republican brutality against Jack Murtha, especially by politicians who once praised him, highlights the GOP's desperation on Iraq.

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  • Friday, August 4, 2006 05:24 AM

    Johnstown Rally

    One attack on Jack Murtha which will require some spin the very next day is the speech in Johnstown in which a Republican said Murtha was hurting the morale of the troops by telling them they were not making progress. The very same news cycle showed General Abazaid of the Central Command saying that the situation in Iraq was as bad as he had ever seen it.

    So the public needs to question, what have we been doing over there the past three years?

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