Democratic Party

Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77

Written by Bob Cesca

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) passed away peacefully this afternoon at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA. At his bedside was his family.

While he wasn't the most honest politician, he spoke out against the Iraq occupation when it was politically dangerous to do so.