John Murtha (D-PA) Accused of House Rules Violation

Murtha shouted at and chastised Rogers on the House floor Thursday for offering a motion last week to challenge $23 million Murtha requested in an intelligence bill.Murtha had requested the money to prevent the administration from shuttering the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, Pa., which is part of Murtha’s district.

“I hope you don’t have any earmarks in the defense appropriations bills because they are gone, and you will not get any earmarks now and forever,” Murtha told Rogers, according to the draft transcript given to The Politico.

“This is not the way we do things here — and is that supposed to make me afraid of you?” Rogers replied.

“That’s the way I do it,” Murtha said.

This doesn’t exactly sound like the bi-partisanship we were promised in November. Not only that but it appears as though Murtha has violated house rules.

If it took place as alleged, Murtha’s tirade could violate House rules, which forbid members to block earmarks based on how a colleague votes.

First they have to bribe their members with earmarks to get the votes for the Iraq war spending bill with timelines. Now Murtha threatens another member of congress because of the vote that he cast. This isn’t the first time he has done this recently.

This shouting match follows a similar outburst Murtha directed at Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) last week.

Murtha yelled at Tiahrt on the House floor for voting in favor of Rogers’s motion, members and aides familiar with the incident said.

You can read more about Murtha here. You won’t hear about it in the mainstream media. I wonder why?