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Pelosi Unhinged

The shattering of the Democrats is apparently taking a toll on Nancy Pelosi. Today she angrily told reporters that Republicans "like" the war in Iraq. Then she backpedaled as fast as she could as soon as she realized what an idiot she sounded like.

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Republicans on Thursday, saying they want the Iraq war to drag on and are ignoring the public's priorities.
"They like this war. They want this war to continue," Pelosi, D- Calif., told reporters. She expressed frustration over Republicans' ability to force majority Democrats to yield ground on taxes, spending, energy, war spending and other matters.

"We thought that they shared the view of so many people in our country that we needed a new direction in Iraq," Pelosi said at her weekly news conference in the Capitol. "But the Republicans have made it very clear that this is not just George Bush's war. This is the war of the Republicans in Congress."

Asked to clarify her remarks, Pelosi backed off a bit.

"I shouldn't say they like the war," she said. "They support the war, the course of action that the president is on."

"And that was a revelation to me," she said, "because I thought the American people's voices were so—and still are—so strong in this regard."

Pelosi, who opposed the U.S.-led invasion from the start, said the war was "a catastrophic mistake."

Despite being forced to make concessions on multiple fronts, Pelosi said Democrats have been fiscally responsible and attuned to the public's concerns. As a result, she said, voters will reward Democrats in next year's presidential and congressional elections.

Ah, yes. That would be the fiscally responsible way they are cutting funding and funding increases for existing programs in order to pay for vast amounts of pork. I've said all along that Pelosi and Reid would end up reviled by the rank and file. This is an example of why. How much worse are relations with House and Senate Republicans be after this latest insult. Supporting the war is not the same as liking it - Pelosi knows that or she has been drinking leftist Koolaid to excess. I'm quite sure that House Republicans can make her life even more miserable than they have up until now - and Pelosi just practically begged them to do so.

Ah, yes. That would be the fiscally responsible way they are cutting funding and funding increases for existing programs in order to pay for vast amounts of pork. I've said all along that Pelosi and Reid would end up reviled by the rank and file. This is an example of why. How much worse are relations with House and Senate Republicans be after this latest insult. Supporting the war is not the same as liking it - Pelosi knows that or she has been drinking leftist Koolaid to excess. I'm quite sure that House Republicans can make her life even more miserable than they have up until now - and Pelosi just practically begged them to do so.

Politics, War | Gaius Thursday, 13 December , 2007

By NortonPete, Thursday, 13 December , 2007 @ 7:29 pm

Karl Rove, that genius. Let enough democrats in and give them enough rope to hang themselves. Oh that genius.
By Bleepless, Thursday, 13 December , 2007 @ 8:03 pm

A revelation? Ye gods, Pelosi, haven’t you ever read a newspaper?
By wyocwby, Thursday, 13 December , 2007 @ 11:47 pm

For all of the pains that come with Nancy at the helm, it is nice to see Pres Bush act like a deficit hawk for a change!!
By martian, Friday, 14 December , 2007 @ 12:40 pm

I think, to use an aviation metaphore, Pelosi has winged over and is starting into a spin. It takes someone who actually knows what they’re doing at the controls to recover from this dangerous situation. All indications are that Pelosi is not someone that knows what she’s doing at the controls. In this case the usual result is known as “crash & burn”. Let the rubbernecking begin………………………………..