Murtha Meets His Match?

One can certainly hope! Michelle Malkin tells of William Russell, that's former Army Lt. Col. William Russell, and his neophyte efforts against eighteen term Porkmeister Jack Murtha.

A jaw-dropping political miracle may be on the horizon. No, I'm not talking about the second coming of the Obamessiah. I'm talking about the long-deserved comeuppance of troop-smearing, pork-feasting, scandal-tainted Democratic Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania.

The 18-term congressman's challenger, staunch conservative Republican newcomer William Russell, raised nearly $670,000 in the second fundraising quarter. Earmark king Murtha scraped together a measly $119,000. Russell's underdog campaign bested Murtha without the perks of incumbency, national name recognition, big PAC donations or mainstream media support.

Even more amazing: The 45-year-old Russell, a Desert Storm veteran, former Army lieutenant colonel and Army reservist who survived the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, was not even publicly campaigning during the quarter. He is on active duty with the Army until after Aug. 1 and is barred from actively campaigning until then.

Desert Storm vet versus bloated ABSCAM has-been. Hmm! Tough choice for all the bitter, clinging voters in Pennsylvania! Looks promising. Removing every supporter of sniveling Harry "We've lost the war" "We can't drill for oil" Reid, the Slipup from Searchlight has got to be a good thing for our nation and its security.

Cross posted at Say Anything