Pelosi ‘will ensure’ Murtha win, Murtha ally says
By Josephine Hearn
House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will ensure that Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) wins his race for majority leader, a key Murtha ally said Monday night.
“She will ensure that they [the Murtha camp] win. This is hard-ball politics,” said Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), a longtime Murtha supporter. “We are entering an era where when the Speaker instructs you what to do, you do it.”
Pelosi recently endorsed Murtha’s bid for majority leader against House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), but it was unclear whether she would use her clout as the first Democratic Speaker in 12 years to help Murtha win or whether her letter simply expressed a personal preference as a favor to Murtha.
Pelosi’s move was deliberate, Moran said, and she was already leaning on her colleagues to affect the outcome.
“Yes, she’s making calls to people. She is contacting people and letting them know that it’s an unequivocal letter,” Moran said.
When does the MSM start calling Grandma the Hammeress?