Murth’a lack-luster Marine career began in 1952 – Korean War days – but he served stateside and was discharged in ’55.  But he stayed in the USMC Reserve and later volunteered of duty in Vietnam – where he won the usual Bronze Star and two John Kerry Purple Hearts.  In 1969 he ran for the Pennsylvania State Legislature and in ’74 won a seat in the newly created 12th District due to the death of the incumbent – John Saylor.

Murtha liked government.  Let him explain:   

Murtha was always thumping his chest and proclaiming himself a “Combat Marine” – always claimed to be looking out for the troops.  You should also know about his airport, – you paid for it!

But his true colors showed most clearly in 2005 – when in a hysterical knee-jerk reaction to an unsubstantiated news story – he hysterically accused seven Marines from 3^rd  Bn 1^st Marines of killing unarmed civilians in Haditha.  All charges were later dropped – after lengthy investigations, except for SSG Wuterich.  Real Marines and real combat veterans from all of our wars have not forgiven Murtha for this unpardonable high-profile stab in the back.  You civilians need to understand how very illegal it was for him as a retired Colonel – in Congress – to influence an ongoing military criminal investigation.  He knew better!

We fully understand where it was coming from,  Murtha spent his “combat time” in a bunker.  And he was always “anti Bush / anti-war”.

I urge you good readers to take the time and send a written letter to the SecNav Ray Mabus:

Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable Ray Mabus
Office of the Secretary of the Navy
2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, D.C. 20350-2000

Ask him to either reverse this onerous decision, – or to resign.  We need clearer minds and more honorable men leading our military.  Real Marines will be loathe to serve aboard – or even set foot aboard this ship.   Marines everywhere – you all deserve better!

   /s/  Iron Mike
   Old Soldier, – Still Good for Parts!

BTW, there is speculation on the web that Mabus is looking for a cushy job with the shipbuilder – Northrop Grumman Corp.  Wouldn’t you know!

Murtha – Always A Windbag

Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha died today at age 77.  He represented the PA 12^th District.   His gall bladder saved him from an embarrassing re-election defeat,  and saved the voters of the 12^th from any further embarrassment.   Remember in ’08 when he called them - his own voters –  racists?  

I’ll shed no tears for him.  I saw him as a bloated bombastic windbag, – always looking for the TV cameras and almost always on the wrong side of issues.  He was probably the “King of Pork” in Congress – the John Murtha Airport – with only three flights daily – being one of the more glaring examples.

I’ll let the Marines who served around him write his final epithet.  For my 2 cents worth: “G’bye John, – we won’t miss ya’!” 

   /s/  Iron Mike
   Old Soldier, – Still Good for Parts!

Well Americans, that’s a line bound to make indignant anger well up in the necks of many folks I know.  But the more I think about how much we have to do in the next eleven months,  – and how ineptly many of my Elephant friends are going about it, – the more I reach a sad conclusion:  Soros / Pelosi / Reid / Obama didn’t have to be all that clever as they schemed to put their Kenyan-born Manchurian candidate in the White House, bankrupt our economy, devalue our dollar, and lead us into the Third World.

For fifty-plus years now Americans were proud to go vote every two years.  Good patriotic voting Americans – many WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Vets.  And when their candidates lost,  they’d “rally-round” the winner, – because that was “the American Way”.  And they promptly stopped paying attention to politics for another two years.

Thus they didn’t notice the Socialists quietly taking over all the teaching jobs, and then the school administration jobs, and then the school boards.  After all, their kids were only in school for twelve years.  Further concern about schools ended on that final graduation night.  So year-by-year, new teacher by new teacher, principal by principal, the Socialists took control.  Across our land the Press and the MSM became totally populated with Socialist-trained employees.  Result:  when Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. started his campaign,  all the under-40 voters thought it was “racist” just to say his middle name,  - let alone demand to see his credentials.

Late Saturday night [in the dark of night] some 220 members of our House of Representatives deliberately and with malice of forethought – did violate their solemn oaths to our Constitution and voted to pass a bill they fully know is unconstitutional. And today many Americans just shrug their shoulders and accept this as “the way things are”.

Where is the outrage?  Where is the anger?  Why are Minuteman companies not forming on town squares?  Why aren’t cars with Obama stickers burning in the streets?  Are we to meekly accept this new Socialism as “the way things are”?

Oh, please Americans, don’t go burning any Obama-sticker cars, – - Nah, don’t, – really.  But damn-it, aren’t you ANGRY?   Are you still going to support back-stabbing RiNO candidates like Dede Scuzzyrino in the NY 23rd?  Are you going to back limp-wristed wimps who make vague promises about “lower taxes, smarter solutions, and working across the aisle”?  Or will you back those who will promise to defend your Constitutional rights – and show you their own handgun?  Is there any candidate out there who will promise to seal our border?  Will someone please run promising to investigate Barney Frank and John Murtha, and not on “being willing to work with them”!

Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Murtha, and a dozen more ought to be in jail, – not padding their re-election war chests, and in Barney’s case – endorsing a fellow Socialist for our empty Senate seat.  I don’t want these crooks ‘worked with’, – I want them worked on!

   Grrrr!

   /s/ Iron Mike
   Old Soldier, – Still Good for Parts!