Pelosi Absolutely Skewered At USA Today
If you needed any proof of what America thinks of the Dems health care takeover, and Nancy Pelosi, drop over to her latest editorial on US Today here.
Already, three House committees have passed this critical legislation and over August, the two of us will work closely with those three committees to produce one strong piece of legislation that the House will approve in September.
In the meantime, as members of Congress spend time at home during August, they are talking with their constituents about reform. The dialogue between elected representatives and constituents is at the heart of our democracy and plays an integral role in assuring that the legislation we write reflects the genuine needs and concerns of the people we represent.
However, it is now evident that an ugly campaign is underway not merely to misrepresent the health insurance reform legislation, but to disrupt public meetings and prevent members of Congress and constituents from conducting a civil dialogue. These tactics have included hanging in effigy one Democratic member of Congress in Maryland and protesters holding a sign displaying a tombstone with the name of another congressman in Texas, where protesters also shouted “Just say no!” drowning out those who wanted to hold a substantive discussion.
Let the facts be heard
These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views — but of the facts themselves. Drowning out opposing views is simply un-American. Drowning out the facts is how we failed at this task for decades.
Then the doozy:
This month, despite the disruptions, members of Congress will listen to their constituents back home and explain reform legislation. We are confident that our principles of affordable, quality health care will stand up to any and all critics.
Now — with Americans strongly supporting health insurance reform, with Congress reaching consensus on a plan, and with a president who ran and won on this specific promise of change — America is closer than ever to this century-deferred goal.
Here’s a small sampling of what USA readers (over 3,400 comments so far) – which I always viewed as middle of the road – thinks:
bigtoe111 wrote: 6d 19h ago
Pelosi and Obama and Reid need to just plain leave health care alone. The American people don’t want socialized medicine, and don’t want the government involved in our health care decisions — especially life-and-death ones. Period. Have we made ourselves clear?
If we the people want to voice our opinions to our representatives, it’s VERY American — not un-American!
All kidding aside, this woman has got to be stopped. She repeatedly tries to shove congenitally flawed legislation through Congress that will have an enormous and crushing impact on the nation and the economy for decades to come, and has the gall to tell those who won’t meekly submit to her will that they’re “un-American”. If she’s the de facto leader of the Democratic Party, and this is their core stance, I’m voting Republican for the forseeable future.
From what I can see its 100% against. Great reading in the comment section.
Try to find one for Pelosi and her band of looters.
Dennis Miller sums it up.
Updated: Looks like they gave up the ghost on the snitch brigade for now.
August 16th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
The Democrats are now offically as crazy as our very own NDP.
August 16th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I agree vote them all out. No Icumbents at all. They don’t want to implement term limits, we sure as F&&k will.
August 16th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
Nancy Pelosi hasn’t the brains of a rock.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
I respectfully disagree.
I say she does have the brains of a rock…
August 17th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
There is only one infallible, unstoppable way to get Term Limits in Congress: NEVER REELECT ANY INCUMBENT!
Most folks think I am too unreasonable in asking everyone to NEVER REELECT ANYONE IN CONGRESS. They think it’s an extremist position. But that’s the whole point! Congress will never listen to us UNLESS we scare the bejesus out of them! To drive the point home, NEVER REELECT ANYONE IN CONGRESS.
The closer we get to a “Voter’s One-Term Congress”, the closer we’ll get to real term limits on Congress, and thus a “Citizen’s Congress.
There is only one way to make term limits happen : The American voter must IMPOSE term limits on Congress by NEVER REELECTING anyone in Congress. In other words, don’t let anyone serve more than one term. That’s the only way to teach them that the voter is boss! The “one term limit” can be eased AFTER we citizens get control of Congress.
Congress will never allow us to constitutionally term limit them. Our only choice is to NEVER REELECT them.
Remember too, it makes no difference who you vote for, as long as it is NEVER any incumbent.
I believe that even a little success in a campaign to NEVER REELECT ANYONE IN CONGRESS would move us a long way toward a revolutionary change in American politics, much like 1776. Some of the reasons in favor of this approach:
• Gives us a one-term, term limited Congress without using amendments
• It would be supported by 70% of the country who want term limits for Congress
• It is completely non-partisan
• If repeated, it ends career politicians dominating Congress
• It opens the way to a “citizen Congress”
• It ends the seniority system that keeps freshmen powerless
• It doesn’t cost you any money. But you MUST vote! Just don’t vote for an incumbent
• It is the only guaranteed, infallible, unstoppable way to “Throw ALL the Bums Out”
• It takes effect immediately on Election Day
NEVER REELECT ANYONE IN CONGRESS.
Nelson Lee Walker of tenurecorrupts.com
August 22nd, 2009 at 7:46 am
In a few years you won’t find anyone who will admit they voted for Obama or for the Democratic controlled congress. Just like in Ontario no one will admit they voted for that idiot Booby Rae. No one. It is as if the majority of the votes that put these morons in office just appeared out of thin air.