Murtha's Aged Views

Congressman John Murtha, last seen complaining about how long U.S. forces have been in Iraq, cackled today about how long Senator John McCain has been on the earth. According to the Associated Press, Murtha said earlier today "that Republican Sen. John McCain is too old to be president." The AP reports:

Murtha is 75, four years older than McCain. He says they are nearly the same age, and the rigors and stress of running the country is too much for guys their age.

"I've served with seven presidents," Murtha told a union audience. "When they come in, they all make mistakes. They all get older."

"This one guy running is about as old as me," he said, drawing laughter and applause. "Let me tell you something, it's no old man's job."

That Murtha may feel like he's long in the tooth is hardly a reason not to vote for McCain. If anything, Murtha's cheap remarks -- "nonsense attacks," McCain's campaign called them -- are an indictment of the Congressman's continued fitness for office. By his own implicit admission, it's time for voters to retire Murtha.

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Flying Pigs and Other Miracles

Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) is the Dems' favorite poster-vet -- their go-to guy whenever they want to demoralize our troops or embolden our enemies. So it was nothing less than astonishing when Murtha said "I think the 'surge' is working." Murtha made his remarks after returning from a fact-finding trip to Iraq.

Murtha's about-face on the surge complicates House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's continuing attempts to tie funding for our troops to withdrawal deadlines. Maybe now, the Democrats will finally pass a spending bill that the president can sign -- before our troops start to suffer.

An unrelated miracle took place at Papa John's Stadium last night, where the Cards came from behind to beat Rutgers 41-38. Senior Art Carmody kicked the winning field goal, and thus became the highest scoring kicker in the history of college football.

For those fair weather fans who left early -- slipping out of the stadium like Jim King leaving a McConnell fundraiser -- it is a bittersweet victory.