Nancy Pelosi - a reminder of what you said 2 days before the election of 06

[RiverStone]

Given Nancy & Co.'s easy capitulation to rethugs on the requirement that Shrub gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran; I hope and pray that what was her "greatest disappointment in public life" (in bold below) does not become eclipsed by even a greater disappointment.

To allow Shrub to have his finger on the trigger again is beyond words of explanation. Nancy, please remember your words from November 5, 2006. They now apply to Iran - what will you do?

:shrug:


SanFransisco Chronicle
11/5/06

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Yet during the interview, she asserted that discontent over the war is the No. 1 issue driving the election.

"This election is about Iraq,'' said Pelosi, a consistent war opponent who has said her failure to prevent the United States from going to war in 2003 is her greatest disappointment in public life.

"If indeed it turns out the way that people expect it to turn out, the American people will have spoken, and they will have rejected the course of action the president is on."

If they win, Democrats will immediately reach out to Bush to find a bipartisan way to begin redeploying troops "outside of Iraq," Pelosi said. They will also apply pressure to disarm the militias, amend the Iraqi constitution and engage in diplomacy in the region.

complete story:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/11/05/MNG8NM6EI21.DTL

[Fresh_Start]

1. nancy, make war unpatable for them

include tax increase to pay for war in the legislation. let them vote chose between war and tax cuts.....

[leftchick]

2. the dems are already capitulating on tax cuts too....

The budget also would not roll back any of President Bush's tax cuts after 2010, when they are set to expire. It says the tax cuts can be extended if they are paid for.

The spending plan, to be voted on Thursday by the Senate Budget Committee, is more specific about its additions than its subtractions. Most decisions on how to pay for new spending or tax cuts are left to the committees that will turn the budget blueprint into legislation.

"We do not tell them how to raise the money," said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., who chairs the budget panel. "We do not tell (them) how to spend the money."

In fact, the budget is most notable for what it would not do, despite Democrats' attacks: reduce Bush's war spending or tax cuts. Senate Democrats do not want to be seen as hurting troops or taxpayers. House Democrats will unveil their proposal next week.

....http://usatoday.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=Senate+Democrats%27+budget+leaves+war+funding+intact+-+USATODAY.com&expire=&urlID=21528127&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fnews%2Fwashington%2F2007-03-13-budget_N.htm%3Fcsp%3D34&partnerID=1660

:mad:

[BayCityProgressive]

3. they aren't going to change anything.

[leftchick]

4. I guess the "new direction"

is the wrong one. :(

[RiverStone]

5. I'd rather lose on the compelling principals...

And truths that brought DEMS into the Majority last November, then assume we don't ever have the votes and never try.

We The People elected our DEMS with a loud mandate last November to do everything possible to change the direction of this damn war. By standing by our principals, even if we lose a few rounds initially - we are holding the rethug obstructionists to the light (on not ending an already misguided and immoral war). To not do that, blurs the difference between the majority and minority party's.

I'll give the DEMS credit for an effective first 100 hours. Yet beyond that and on the Iraq war in particular, it feels way too early to assume a defeatist attitude. That is, unless folks still believe we are the minority party. We are not! Someone needs to remind DEMS on the Hill of that fact.

[genie_weenie]

6. I have little faith

the 110th congress will end the brutality in Iraq. I think they won't do much more than posture, allowing the deaths and violence in Iraq to hang around the necks of republicans as an alabatros.

Sad, hopefully I am wrong and those elected in 2006 will realize while it may cause them to lose an election down the road they were voted in to end the bloodshed and hold The Regime accountable.

Edit to include a link from consistently antiwar Justin Raimondo: http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=10017

[partylessinOhio]

7. Who is representing persons like me?

Certainly NOT Nancy with the shiny face!

The Democrats are failing persons like me, so where do we go now? Not to speak of our troops that are continuing to die for BushLies. Not to speak of the next generation that will be handed the unsurmountable mountain of debt.

[bigtree]

8. but you highlighted her statement, "This election is about Iraq,''

Arguing over the Iran provision and allowing that argument to hold up the Iraq initiative would have betrayed those words. The rest is a commitment that critics say she can't/won't make unless they get to argue about Iran . . . right now, on this bill.

I say get the Iraq matter done and then have the Iran debate over the provision, which we all know has a even smaller amount of support in the body and in our own party.