As some of you are aware, Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy won his primary on Tuesday and will be facing Republican incumbent Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) in November's general election. Fitzpatrick, who apparently takes his campaign advise from Mean Jean Schmidt, issued this delightful letter of congratulations to Murphy on Tuesday night.

“I’d like to congratulate Pat Murphy on his nomination.”

“The voters now have a clear choice between Pat Murphy, a ‘cut and run’ liberal and me, Mike Fitzpatrick, a proven independent leader who knows we need a new plan for success in Iraq – and calls for an independent commission to develop it – but who won’t risk our families’ security by cutting and running.”

“While I have the deepest respect for Pat’s military service, the conclusion he has drawn from that service is dangerously mistaken. Pat’s youthful call for a precipitous withdrawal is even more extreme than anything called for by Senators John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. We all know that mistakes have been made in this war. But it would be folly to cut and run, and make Iraq a giant terrorist base, allied with Iran, potentially paving the way for a nuclear 9/11. We cannot allow that to happen.”

What a class act. Jean must be proud. Jane thinks that Fitzpatrick sounds like a scared rabbit. That sounds about right, though I'd probably add bed wetter and asshole to the mix as well.

Due to an experimental psychotropic agent added to the water in the Philadelphia area which causes ordinary people to give up on productive activities and become political bloggers at an alarming rate of nearly 200 per day, you'll likely be reading about this race for months to come, whether you care to or not. We should all be thankful that Fitzpatrick is a tool, because it will be that much more fun to watch him lose, even if you live somwhere with normal water.

(Via Howard)