Doesn't he understand that Lord Kos has explained to us that Obama's nomination is now inevitable? Why does Murtha want to join a "shrinking band of paranoid holdouts"? Is he demented? Via the essential TalkLeft -- which has server bills incurred with all the new readers they've gotten from the Obama 527 Formerly Known As Daily Kos -- WaPo:

Sen. Clinton is the candidate that will forge a consensus on health care, education, the economy, and the war in Iraq,” Murtha wrote in a statement about his decision.

Murtha, who represents the 12th district of Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, was an early and sometimes inflammatory critic of the Iraq war. As a retired Marine Corps colonel and the first combat veteran of Vietnam elected to serve in Congress, Murtha’s voice on Clinton’s behalf could prove especially valuable in both inoculating her from anti-war criticism and bolstering her claim that she is the most qualified to serve as commander-in-chief. That message is the backbone of Clinton’s appearances this week.

“Her experience and careful consideration of these issues convinced me that she is best qualified to lead our nation and to bring credibility back to the White House,” Murtha said. He said he “whole-heartedly” recommends Clinton to all voters in his state.

So much for the idea that only Obama can end the war in Iraq.

You know what I think?

I think Murtha's a racist. Just like The Clintons.