Well this came as a shock today! John Murtha passed away following gall bladder surgery. To be sure, he was a controversial figure, but he was colorful and seemed to have a loyal constituency. Below, we see him at a rally for Hillary in 2008. I am sure she will have kind words for him.
Godspeed, Congressman Murtha. Thank you for your service.
In this March 24, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D- N.Y, left, addresses the crowd with Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell at the Fayette Campus of Penn State University in Uniontown, Pa. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
