Pearls of wisdom from the man of the hour:
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pennsylvania, running in a bitter race against Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, for House Majority Leader, told a group of conservative Democrats that the ethics reform legislation that Democratic leaders have made a top priority was "total crap."
That this man is being put forward to hold a position of influence and importance is beyond me. This does go past being a Blue Dog. Any rank and file Democratic in Congress who supports him should be asked why.
No, I don't want guys like this running my party.
UPDATE:
In tomorrow's NYT, Carl Hulse manages to report on the Murtha quote without quoting him. Nice trick, that.