Reply #16: Pelosi/Murtha

[tom swift]

If you think that Murtha raised a valid issue, why would it upset you that after hearing the Annapolis speech, Pelosi decided that Jack had a good point. As I heard her, she was not trying to claim Murtha's position was to be that of the House Democrats. She seemed to say she supported him.
Too many voices? That is the Democratic party! The distressing part of the follow-up to Murtha's speech was that it did not engender a debate or discussion. It resulted in the usual Republican attack dog strategy.
There should,I think, be many voices debating the course that's needed in Iraq. Unfortunately, most Dems I've read are either stuck on the arguement about whether we should have invaded or whine about why Fitzgerald hasn't indicted everyone in the administration.
Murtha should be treated as a catalyst for debate, and everyone needs to understand that this country needs a healthy debate about these issues and it is not traitorous to talk about alternatives where the troops can hear it.
If we want to be treated as children by the administration and the media, let's keep acting just the way we have for the last 5 years.