Murtha's Democratic colleagues reacted warily to his remarks, while Republicans pounced. Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), head of the House Democrats' campaign effort, said, "Jack Murtha went out and spoke for Jack Murtha." As for Iraq policy, Emanuel added: "At the right time, we will have a position (washingtonpost.com)
This is the state of today's Democratic leadership. They must unite behind John Murtha's position as Nancy Pelosi has just done. Kerry wants benchmarks, does he expect to get them with this administration? Please. Biden thinks the President made progress yesterday? What speech was he watching? Dean is a mess. In 2002, the Democratic position should have been no preemptive war without concrete irrefutable evidence. Doubts do not mean you vote "yes." Especially with the most fiscally irresponsible president we've seen in our lifetime.
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