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I’ve got to hand it to those Democrats and Speaker Pelosi. They sure knew how to game this whole issue on the Wall Street bailout.
First, they come out smiling and announcing how they have reached a deal:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Paulson, second right, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-
Nev., right, announce a tentative deal. (AP)
HT: For the photo above toGateway Pundit
Then, after 40% of their own members do not vote in favor of the legislation, they blame everyone but themselves:
So now Barney Frank answers for the Speaker of the House? His tone and demeanor towards his fellow House members will certainly make it easier for dialogue to begin again..sure it will.
The Speaker used a tone and showed a disdain for both the President and the opposing party today in her remarks prior to the vote (not at other times on the House floor) which I do not believe I ever remember seeing in all my years of observing Congress.
Why would she want to sabotage this legislation? In my opinion, the answer is simple. The longer this remains an issue in front of the public and the press is hammering away at it, the more she believes it helps Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress running for re-election.
Frankly, I am reaching the point where I just don’t care anymore. Will it really make any difference who is elected to any of these offices come November?
Obviously, all the decency and honesty is evaporating faster than a bowl of jello set over an open flame.
I concede, Obama good, McCain, bad..Democrats, perfect..Republicans..unpatriotic, crybabies.
Think I’ll just go off and have a good cry now and maybe take down my American Flag. After all, wouldn’t want anyone to think I really jumped ship.
What shameful behavior on the part of our elected officials (and The Speaker in particular),when they hold the future of so many Americans in their hands.
Update: An Absolute Must Hear!! HT:Johnny Dollars Place
The best explanation on this vote I have heard yet! Listen to Karl Rove explain how the legislation was killed on the floor of the House.
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Written by Sue
~J~ Says:
September 30th, 2008 at 6:53 amVisit ~J~
So, let me get this straight. When addressed twice by name by reporters the Speaker of the House puts in her second string to speak for her about “hurt feelings”, but when attacking all republicans as unpatriotic and then denouncing the republican president for not doing anything for the past eight years, when the videos we have shown (remarkably quiet on those posts, by the way) point to the same people in charge now as putting us in this mess to begin with, she can speak for herself and her party on the floor of the House.
Why did she need 1/2 republicans and 1/2 democrats when she has a majority in the House and can pass anything she wants. She’s proud of her 2/3 of her caucus that voted for it? What about the other 1/3? Where were they?
Let’s call a spade a spade. From the time Harry Reid called for McCain to get involved in the negotiations and criticized him for doing just that it’s been a political game in Washington and the democrats have played their hands quite well.
By her remarks she knew she would lose republican support and yet she did it. She should have stayed in her office while the debate was going on or tried to lead the members to rally behind the bill but she deliberately dropped a turd bomb in the middle of it because she was afraid it would pass and ACORN and LaRaza wouldn’t get their tainted money to register more dead voters for Obama.
I’ve heard making legislation is like making sausage. Now I know what it means and know I would never have the stomach for the crap that goes on in Washington.
Win or lose (and it doesn’t look good for him now) McCain did the honorable thing and tried to work out a deal that included even those who were excluded from a meeting. He put his country first instead of his presidential ambitions and he may pay for it, but not as much as the American people on November 5.
2 Chronicles 7:14: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Maybe it’s time for us to pray, humble ourselves and turn from our wicked ways so the Lord can heal our land. It needs it.