Murtha Predicts GOP Disaster

Rep. John Murtha, the pain-in-the-keister Pennsylvania representative who is pretty much in love with his own voice these days, is predicting big losses for the GOP in November:

The Pennsylvania lawmaker predicted a political tidal wave in November, comparable to the post-Watergate class of 1974 - when he was first elected - or the Republican rout in 1994 that will give the Democrats control of the House.

His estimate: Democrats will win 40-50 House seats - far more than the 15 necessary to take charge from Republicans.

"They're not going to understand how bad it's going to be," Murtha said in an interview with The Associated Press. "They're going to get shocked."

If he's as correct in this prediction as he has been all along on Iraq, the GOP will probably gain seats.