Stand Strong Quotes
Murtha had called for a transfer of the fighting from Americans to Iraqis. A highly decorated marine war hero wounded twice, he was then called a coward, by some Republican members of Congress like Schmidt and the Bush Administration—almost always by people who had never served in the military and often sought and obtained deferments. Schmidt later claimed that she had not known of Murtha’s war record. However, Schmidt commonly made nasty statements about other people. See her nickname.