At last, a lawsuit that deserves to succeed:

Former Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 24, of Canonsburg [Pennsylvania], will file a civil lawsuit against U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Johnstown, who was widely quoted two years ago saying that eight Marines carried out a cold-blooded killing of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town on Nov. 19, 2005.

Charges were later dropped against all but one of the Marines, with a military prosecutor calling allegations against Mr. Sharratt "incredible."

Incredible as they were, Murtha noisily and repeatedly proclaimed them to be fact — for his own overtly nefarious purposes. Newsweek's conception of a "rock-solid patriot" is any normal person's idea of a back-stabbing traitor. May this corrupt and treasonous toad finally be pried out of his seat in November.

On a tip from General Jack D. Ripper. Cross-posted at Moonbattery.