The WSJ Ed Page also thinks this will be big. In "Jack the Stripper" (is Mortman writing their headlines now?) they say:

It isn't every day that videos of the House floor get a link on YouTube, so give a nod to Pennsylvania powerhouse Jack Murtha, whose spending threats against fellow Members have earned the House Appropriations process some real airtime. During negotiations over an intelligence bill last week, Mr. Murtha took exception to two colleagues who challenged an earmark for his district, so he let them know who's their daddy.

The episode has backfired, however, as Republicans yesterday introduced a House resolution to reprimand Mr. Murtha for his bullying. Under an ethics rule passed by Democrats this year, House members are banned from blocking earmarks based on the way a Member votes. But what do they do now that one of their own is caught doing a Tom DeLay imitation?

I'm not sure the GOP will get any traction with this. It's kind of "Inside baseball" isn't it? And the "damming" video is a lot less damming than the FBI sting which he has survived. Posted by: jk at May 22, 2007 10:17 AM | What do you think? [1]