Cowards Smear, Heroes Serve

Jean Schmidt is a piece of vermin. That's harsh. That's mean spiritied but it is my thought at present.

Rep. Murtha of Penn. is a well respected democratic hawk. His service record is replete with awards given, among them 2 purple hearts. The man VOLUNTEERED for duty in Vietnam, that's how dedicated he was as a marine.

His comments on Thursday indicating he disapproved of the administration's handling of Iraq was a blow to Bush and Cheney, who had often bragged that Murtha supported them.

Well, they got their digs in. Friday, on the floor of the house, Jean Schmidt of Ohio read a statement that in essence called Murtha a coward.

No, Jean, the coward is you who had to resort to using someone else's words to make your smear campaign instead of having the cajones to come out and say it yourself. My most fervert hope is that the people of the 9th district in Ohio now see you for what you are, a woman who has no respect for the military, and vote you OUT of the house. You do not have the dignity or honor to serve America.