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Jack Murtha at age 77 went into the hospital for gall bladder surgery.  Several days later he went back to the hospital for complications and passed on to his maker.   I read he pass away last Wednesday, and some reports are yesterday – doesn’t matter the date; he’s gone.

I have no remorse or sadness for this man’s passing.  Yes, I feel for his family’s loss, as I’m sure they loved him.

Personally, this is how I will always remember Jack “Marines are murderers” Murtha.

From Pajama’s Media:

He was a great, gruff, bear of a man who was quick to anger but the sort of fellow you wanted on your side in a political fight. He was proud of his Irish-American heritage, loved the Marine Corps, and for 35 years, represented the people of Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.

It was only later in life when John Murtha became a poster boy for much of what was wrong with Congress that the unsettling truth began to dawn on many of his former friends and supporters — John Murtha had gotten so caught up in insuring his own incumbency that he sacrificed almost everything of value to maintain and augment his power in Washington, D.C.

Oh, and do we need to mention the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in PA that flew only the congressman to Washington DC? Tax payer money stolen by Murtha and wasted.

John Patrick “Jack” Murtha, Jr. (June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010)

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