What is wrong with John Murtha? Read on!

Rep. John Murtha is Nancy Pelosi's choice to be her Deputy in the U. S. House of Representatives. So what is wrong about that you ask? Well, remember Pelosi and the Democrats promised an ethical Congress after they won last week. The choice of Murtha seems to call that promise into question. Ruth Marcus, a Washington post Editorial staff writer, has a compelling story on this issue entitled Murtha: Unfit for leadership. Here are excerpts: The videotape is grainy, dark and devastating. The congressman and the FBI undercover agents -- the congressman thinks they represent an Arab sheik willing to pay $50,000 to get immigration papers -- are talking business in the living room of a secretly wired Washington townhouse. Two other congressmen in on the deal "do expect to be taken care of," the lawmaker says. But for the time being -- and he says repeatedly that he might change his mind and take money down the road -- he'd rather trade his help for investment in his district, maybe a hefty deposit in the bank of a political supporter who's done him favors. "I'm not interested -- at this point," he says of the dangled bribe. "You know, we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't, you know."
Read the piece to reach your own conclusion. No one can accuse the Washington Post of participating in a right wing conspiracy, particularly when the facts are so compelling. Still not convinced? Watch the video. So much for a new ethical beginning in the peoples' House.
Update: House Democrats listen and rebuff Pelosi and her choice of John Murtha as her no. 2, opting instead for Rep. Steny "money man" Hoyer of Pensylvania. It sounds as if the House Democrats will choose to do the right thing, in some respects, even if it means rebuffing their leadership. A civic lesson for Republicans for the future and hope for all of us in the new Congress.