That was a funny song! I didn't like the bailout plan either.

I didn't listen to the song, just like you didn't listen to her speech. Nice try though. You can't convince me you watch CSPAN in your spare time. I'm thinking you were feeding off what you heard from a few Republicans. Probably the ones desperate to block any bipartisan deal (like McCain).

Hey did you hear about McCain's interview with the Des Moines Register? 

Poor Republicans.  Best to remove them from office so they can't get their widdle feewings hurt.

Thank you, hotandfoggy.  I'm feeling quite united with you.  I was afraid I was encouraging a divide.

What's this about Pelosi paying her husband out of campaign funds?

http://www.foxnews.com/stor...

Just askin'

Yes, PP2, I do watch C-SPAN and I did see the speech, so maybe you'll re-consider your decision not to listen to the song.   I'm counting on you to either become one of my biggest fans or to give me some good, bad publicity about the song.  

That just goes to show you the limits of our personal stereotypes and prejudices.   I thought Democrats were all about us all getting more in touch with our feelings and being sensitive, random.  I guess that only applies to other Democrats and those with religions other than Christianity. 

BTW, Nancy, feel free to ask that all you want.  Thanks, we appreciate the link.  The more fair and balanced information we have at our disposal, the better off we are. 

What's this about Pelosi paying her husband out of campaign funds?

Gee, if I were you I wouldn't vote for her, Nancy, even if you like her first name.  What's this about McBush getting a free ride on his drug-addicted wife's private jet plane?

I'm actually a registered Green.  I don't like Pelosi because she continually votes to continue the dreaded Iraq War. A lot of Democrats and other liberals are also against the bailout. I think I would support a bill that Representative Kucinich is supporting, which would provide greater protection for American taxpayers. 

You were never ON the wagon, BLT.

"The bailout was voted down. Nancy Pelosi was so shocked that if she could have made a facial expression, she would have."

Jay Leno

That's great to hear BLT. I didn't figure your TV watching habits were that dull. I usually only watch it during the conventions, debates, or when I'm in bed sick. Don't count on me listening too much. Where I'm sitting, it wouldn't be very smart of me. 

[GASP] a politician paying their spouse out of campaign funds??? That's almost unheard of, except that it happens all the time. I'm not a huge Pelosi fan either. She took impeachment off the table. There's always next year though. By far my favorite Representative has to be Kucinich. Although he's a bit too angry at times, he's the most rational member of the House. He's not bought out like so many others. 

Why is it so hard to just respond to the article rather than a personal attack?  It's silly to even bring my name into this regarding Pelosi's name. 

I don't think McCain riding on his wifes plane is the same as paying ones spouse out of campaign funds donated by people to get a person elected. 

Some just can't pass up a chance to bring up the "drug addicted wife" thing no matter what the discussion is.  That's a slap in the face to every person who has overcome addiction and gone on to live a productive life.  It should be enough just to say he rode on his wifes plane. 

edited to change positions of paragraphs.

 You were never ON the wagon, BLT.

You must have blinked because, obviously, you missed it.  Please don't shatter my illusion, Laurah, or I may be so disgusted in myself that I'll never even try to get back on this wagon that supposedly never existed.   If I feel like I'm travelling on a bridge to nowhere, I may just end up going backwards. 

You non-partisan?

Funniest damned thing I've heard all day.

You make Pat Bucanan look moderate.

Nancy, do you really think saying that you like the name Nancy is a personal attack? I seriously doubt it was meant as one. 

Why is it so hard to just respond to the article rather than a personal attack?  It's silly to even bring my name into this regarding Pelosi's name. 

Because you're posting it  as a distraction.  McBush's sleazy campaign tactics, however, are actually relevant.  The "first name" thing was a "joke," by the way.

You claim expertise in the field.  Do you know any "former" drug addicts? 

.

OK, I'll comment on the article:  So Nancy Pelosi is accused of doing something legal, something other members of Congress are presumably doing--since she supported a bill to ban the practice, which failed.  Have I summed it up accurately?

Can we now return to the discussion of whether the 777-point drop in the Dow on Monday, caused by Republican failure to live up to their responsibilities, was a justifiable response because Nancy Pelosi talked mean about the WATB's?  She played politics and thus prevented them from doing so.  

Thanks for helping me break through my denial, TSM.  That wagon keeps looking better all the time.  I might consider getting back on, but not until the election is over.  I'm enjoying what I'm anticipating will be a month-long, self-imposed relapse binge. 

McSame's "charm" is starting to show through:

Republican presidential candidate John McCain, once renowned for his jocular sessions with journalists, appeared irritable and at times sarcastic in an interview in which he defended running mate Sarah Palin's experience and campaign ads critical of rival Barack Obama.

Meeting Tuesday with the editorial board of The Des Moines Register, McCain was asked why he picked the Alaska governor, someone "who doesn't have a lot of experience."

"Thank you, but I disagree with your fundamental principal that she doesn't have the experience," McCain replied before citing Palin's work as a PTA member, city council member, mayor and governor. "You and I just have a fundamental disagreement, and I am so happy the American people seem to be siding with me."

When it was suggested that Palin's lack of experience worried voters, McCain turned sarcastic.

"Really? I haven't detected that in the polls, I haven't detected that among the base," he said. "If there's a Georgetown cocktail party person who, quote, calls himself a conservative who doesn't like her, good luck. I don't dismiss him. I think the American people have overwhelmingly shown their approval."
 

Why is it so hard to just respond to the article rather than a personal attack?  It's silly to even bring my name into this regarding Pelosi's name.

I just checked the calendar. This is "Be Mean To Nancy Week."

Don't blame me!

Ya know, when people resort to attacking the messenger and have no legitimate response, it's usually a-cause they can't come up with a legitimate response.

This has got to be the silliest day ever....BNR,it seems we have parted ways. See  you after the election.When I hope you will join me in working together~ please do not say anything "cute" about who will be elected.I think we know where the other stands.

Sniveling blog playground monitor being a busy body paranoid and disorientated again, will not last up to election, collapse eminent....oh my

Maggiepoo, and I mean this with all kindness, back off, please.

My response was legitimate. Sorta.

I need a bipartisan bailout, sage, please don't abandon me now :)

The Neo-Cons love Pelosi far more than the “Liberals”.

Pelosi has a single, most important priority as Speaker of the House.

That priority is acting shill for AIPAC, and the pro Zionist lobbies for Israel.

Her recent diatribe against the bail out bill was simply pandering to her constituency, since Cindy Sheehan is doing better than expected in her run against Pelosi for her seat in the House of Representatives.

Back in March 2007, it was Pelosi who quietly agreed to strip out of the $100 billion funding bill for Iraq a provision that would have required President Bush to seek congressional approval before launching any new war on Iran.

Why did Pelosi capitulate? Answer: She was "under pressure from some conservative members of her caucus, and from lobbyists associated with neoconservative groups that want war with Iran and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

This is no surprise. Our foreign policy in the Mid East has been dominated by Israel since the Johnson Administration.

Pelosi took “impeachment off the table” two years ago because AIPAC demanded it. The present Neo-Con dominated administration is best for Israeli interests in the region.

According to Pelosi, the biggest danger to Israel today comes from Iran, whose nuclear ambitions, though still unproved, also somehow threaten the US. Her perspective contains the seed of ominous things to come, because, after all, something will have to be done about Iran, right???? 

Yes, and soon if AIPAC has it’s way.

Meanwhile, Pelosi manages to overlook Israel’s brutal treatment of the Palestinians, which undoubtedly is the greatest danger to Israel, by far, and comes from within. 

Nor does she mention Israel’s massive nuclear, chemical and biological weapons arsenal. 

But her statements additionally contain the tacit and troublesome assumption that the only people in the region who matter are Israelis and Americans. Everyone else, virtually the entire population of numerous countries ( around 1 billion people), though no less imperiled by nuclear weapons (arguably even more so), simply don’t count in this calculus. In fact, Pelosi’s remarks are implicitly racist for this reason.

The USA had no enemies in the Middle East, until we began our blind support of racist Zionism.

A member of Congress takes an oath to defend and protect the Constitution, and put American interests first above all.

Pelosi is simply a traitor.

This only goes to show that you can sing the same song, but for much different reasons.  I'm glad we're singing the same song about Nancy Pelosi.

That being said, the only mask I'd be more terrified to behold at my doorstep on Halloween, or on the senate floor, for that matter, is a mask of Cindy Sheehan. 

I'm not a fan of Pelosi myself. I think her leadership has been lacking and so far she has delivered shallow promises. She never stood up to Bush and tacitly supported his agendas when she has had opportunities to make a stand. She's too politically safe for me.

Also, I'm glad the bailout is not working. If we need to vote on creating money out of thin air to create this flow of currency so people can have credit perhaps we should do something different. The government is admitting that the masses have to continue their credit addiction for the economy to work. Who wants to continue on that path? I don't.