Remember -- this is the sort of speech condemned by Barack Obama in his State of the Union address, and which he and his Democrat minions have condemned as unAmerican and a threat to democracy. Will they now condemn the company involved in this constitutionally-protected (due to Citizens United and the First Amendment) political speech?

In a year when a wave of voter anger has already toppled incumbents in Utah and Pennsylvania, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) thinks she can use seniority to her advantage in a tough reelection fight.

Murray is gambling that a fresh endorsement from Boeing will help her make the case that she’ll do more to help her state in a fourth term than Republican challenger Dino Rossi could in a first.

The 59-year-old Democratic veteran has been the aerospace company’s go-to gal in its ongoing dispute with Airbus and the Pentagon over a still-pending contract to build 179 new aerial refueling tanker (KC-135) aircraft. And it’s showing its gratitude.

“Sen. Murray has been a true advocate and champion for the Boeing Co. and for our 75,000 Washington-based employees throughout her three terms, and therefore we support her in her reelection bid,” said company spokesman Doug Kennett, reading a statement.

I've been talking with folks from Washington State lately about just how unpopular Patty Murray really is with her constituents. Dino Rossi was immediately within the margin of error of polls matching them up when he announced for Senate. Will the Democrats tell this federally-contracting corporation to shut up and stay out of politics? Or will they trumpet this as a case of corporate good citizenship as Boeing tries to influence the outcome of an election in the very way that liberals keep saying is bad for America?