Was Murtha "swift boated"?

I'm kinda curious how Murtha miscalculated so badly. It's hard to miscount "eyeball to eyeball" committments.




http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15737141

Congressman Jack Murtha. Thank you Mr. Murtha for coming here and nowhere else.

So let’s get to questions that everybody wants answered. First of all, it’s a secret ballot tomorrow, right?

REP. JOHN MURTHA (D), PENNSYLVANIA: Right.

MATTHEWS: Are you going to win?

MURTHA: We’re going to win, we’ve got the votes.

MATTHEWS: You’ve got them?

MURTHA: We’ve got the votes.

MATTHEWS: Eyeball to eyeball, you’ve got them?

MURTHA: Eyeball to eyeball.

 

Come on: it's a simple yes/no question......

So, the answer is "no?" Okay, that's good. In other words, he did not accept a bribe. That is to say, he was not guilty of taking money from the undercover agents.

Murtha isn't perfect, and nobody has claimed otherwise. But once again, we are watching someone attacked with innuendo about something that didn't happen. Regardless of how it was said, Murtha refused the bribe. Murtha served honorably in the armed forces. Again, he isn't perfect, but he actually served: he is not a chicken hawk like some in the political arena. I have seen and heard things said about him that were utterly and completely out of line, the apex of which was Ann Coulter's comment about fragging.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200606220013
(Just in case you want to hear her comments about the statement - click on the audio link on this page)

I will be thanking God for your safe, quick, uneventful flight.... or flights, depending upon how many connections you may have.

Lucky for me, I got to stay over for a Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey (no gambling for me though). I fly back to Richmond tomorrow.

Be safe, and have a great weekend,
BiR

 

Perhaps Loaded Question is a better, more accurate term:

 

Or Murtha did.

Interesting...