Everyone knows endorsements don't mean squat. Still, it's a bit of a coup that freshman Democratic Congressman Patrick Murphy (PA-8), the only Iraq war veteran currently serving in Congress, threw his support behind Barack Obama yesterday instead of his next door neighbor, Mrs. Clinton. Michael Saul of the NY Daily News reports:

"I'm inspired by his call to action to change how business is done in Washington," Murphy said. "I believe Sen. Obama believes, as I do, that we need to fight a smarter, tougher war on terror."

The endorsement is a blow to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), who has worked with Murphy on a variety of issues, most notably co-sponsoring legislation this spring to enact a new G.I. bill for the 21st century. On Monday, she mentioned Murphy in her speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Kansas City.

A spokesman for Clinton declined yesterday to comment on the endorsement.

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