Rep. John Murtha has died per Fox news.

[jezebel]

77 years old.
RIP

[AngryAmish]

1. too soon, too soon

[DrDan]

2. sad . . .

[leftynyc]

3. RIP Rep Murtha (n/t)

[Ozymanithrax]

4. He was a man who served his country well.

Let us remember the good and let the bad be interred with his bones, for once.

[Peacetrain]

5. Rest in Peace Congressman Murtha.. Rest in Peace

You will be missed

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. If this is true

RIP, also he was a Congressman not a Senator. Google is only showing twitter news of it so far.

Just found this link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ breaking news on MSNBC

[GoCubsGo]

10. It is true.

MSNBC is also reporting it.

[fedupinBushcountry]

12. Just saw it

and added the link, thanks. RIP Congressman Murtha.

[FrenchieCat]

7. May he RIP.

[Jennicut]

8. From the AP:

Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77
AP

WASHINGTON – A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.

He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery.

In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam War elected to Congress. He wielded considerable clout for two decades as a leader of the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending. But frustration over the Iraq war led him to call for an immediate pullout of U.S. troops in 2005.

Murtha's congressional career was clouded by questions about his ethics — from the Abscam corruption probe in 1980 to more recent investigations into the special-interest spending known as earmarks and the raising of cash for election campaigns.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_go_co/us_obit_murtha_1

RIP Rep. Murtha.

[bigdarryl]

9. DAMN!!!!

[Beacool]

11. I just heard it on the radio.

I'm shocked, I didn't realize that he was ill.

May he rest in peace.

:(

[otohara]

13. RIP Congressman

O8) O8) O8) O8) O8) O8)
Thank you for your service.

[bigdarryl]

14. If you remember the rethugs just two years ago went after him POLITICALLY

I don't want to see any of these THUGS!! on TV saying what a good man he was because they tried to destroy this man two years ago.I was wondering what happened to him he was always on MSNBC anyone know if he was sick

[wisteria]

18. He apparently had suffered complications of gallbladder surgery. n/t

[quiet.american]

15. Oh my God. Sad news. nt

[Phx_Dem]

16. So sad. RIP Congressman.

Prayers to his family.

[wisteria]

17. Did they say that with a smile? n/t

[flpoljunkie]

19. Thank you, John Murtha, for standing up to Dick Cheney in 2005 and calling for end to Iraq war