Matthews: "You can get 218 Votes that the money is used only to redeploy"

[Coexist]

Pelosi: "Yes"

Is this their September plan?

(on edit - sorry that was so uninformative - but I got really excited. On Hardball, Pelosi was discussing how to end this war - Matthews asked if they would try with the next funding bill. Pelosi said that strategy would be that Bush would get the money he asked for - but it was to be used only to redeploy the troops. Matthews asked if she could get a veto-proof majority of 218 - she said Yes.)

[Greeby]

1. Umm, sorry Nancy

If you had the votes, then the McGovern amendment would have passed. Instead, Hoyer and the Blue Dogs decided t bolt in the other direction

[Coexist]

3. I remember Murtha saying that they didn't have the votes this time

but they would in September. I don't know what the difference will be then, but I am hoping. What else can I do.

Pelosi sounded great on Hardball.

[MissWaverly]

9. It grows closer to the election season

Pukes want Iraq off the radar before they run again, like they are not accountable.

[Buck Rabbit]

13. September is the deadline many Republicans have given Bush

for the surge to work. A group of them met with * and then leaked this deadline for the surge to work to the media. Supposedly some Republican strategists think September is the latest that a vulnerable Republican can stick with Bush and get re-elected in 2008.

Pelosi and Murtha are aware of this, that is why the funding bill was only to September. Will the Republicans in re-election peril bail on this deadline? We will see. But it is a good bet that Gordon Smith and others in deep shit over the war can't wait long to make a walk your talk clean break from Bush.


*edited out meaningless extra words that somehow got in my post.

[Coexist]

14. that makes sense

thanks.

[whistle]

2. ??? What money, the $100 billion that dems gave Bush to in a blank check?

...$85 billion of that was signed over to subcontractor agreements and only $15 billion goes to American troops. Bush has already blown that money.

[dkofos]

12. Is that true? $85 b for the mercenaries!!

I was wondering how much of that money actually went to the troops.

[whistle]

15. ...and major contracting companies like Halliburton, it is all about spend and waste

....by Bush and the grand plan to destroy the U.S. Constitutional Democracy so it can be replaced with a corporately run state, perhaps even a monarchy

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. I Love Nancy And I'm Enjoying Her Interview. I'm Still So Proud Of Her For Achieving What She Has.

I know some have lost faith in her, but still think she rocks.

[Coexist]

5. CM: "is the party going back to the left?"

Pelosi, in response, is listing Clinton's successes?? I don't get it.

[Coexist]

6. YES! Pelosi just totally dissed those who don't believe in evolution!

THANK YOU NANCY!!

[Coexist]

7. and OPEN SERVICE!

Nice to hear someone say that outloud without qualifiers.

http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=14f3632c-8a67-4f2d-8f4c-2e18f329887e&f=00&fg=copy

video link above.

[blondeatlast]

8. How so? I'm glad to see the Dems taking the offense on this, those voters will never be ours

anyway, but what did she say?

Thanks--Hardball isn't on in my area yet.

Edit (again): Clip doesn't seem complete, I'll try to watch later, thanks.

[Coexist]

10. sorry - its not a link of the entire interview

it should be up soon, I will post it if it is.

I wish I could remember exactly -but it was "science has proven it - those people have a dim view" kind of stuff.

[blondeatlast]

11. I'll try to catch it later. What I saw was indeed impressive. Thanks. nt