[WCUSP] Impeach Pelosi

[yvonne simmons]

     Impeach Pelosi              Date:       Wed, 10
Oct 2007 11:55:31 EDT              From:      
Pahtoo at aol.com              To:       Pahtoo at aol.com  
   

Some"advocates from the outside" better hand out
Impeach Pelosi flyers tothe homeless...maybe keep help
the out of
jail...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/09/AR2007100902006_2.htmlSmile,
ThoughYour Head Is Aching
By Dana Milbank
Wednesday, October 10, 2007; Page A02 


House SpeakerNancy Pelosi was in adeterminedly good
mood when she sat down to lunch with
reportersyesterday. She entered the room beaming and,
over the course of anhour, smiled no fewer than 31
times and got off at least 23 laughs. 

But herspirits soured instantly when somebody asked
about the anger of theDemocratic "base" over her
failure to end the war in Iraq. 

"Look," shesaid, the chicken breast on her plate
untouched. "I had, for fivemonths, people sitting
outside my home, going into my garden in San
Francisco, angeringneighbors, hanging their clothes
from trees, building all kinds ofthings -- Buddhas? I
don't know what they were -- couches, sofas,chairs,
permanent living facilities on my front sidewalk." 

Unsmilingly,she continued: "If they were poor and they
were sleeping on mysidewalk, they would be arrested
for loitering, but because they have'Impeach Bush'
across their chest, it's the First Amendment." 

Thoughopposed to the war herself, Pelosi has for
months been a target of anantiwar movement that
believes she hasn't done enough. Cindy Sheehan has
announceda symbolic challenge to Pelosi in
California's 8thCongressional District. And the
speaker is seething. 

"We have tomake responsible decisions in the Congress
that are not driven by thedissatisfaction of anybody
who wants the war to end tomorrow," Pelositold the
gathering at the Sofitel, arranged by the Christian
Science Monitor.Though crediting activists for their
"passion," Pelosi called it "awaste of time" for them
to target Democrats. "They are advocates," shesaid.
"We are leaders." 

It was arather fierce response to the party's liberal
base, which frightensmany a congressional Democrat.
But it wasn't out of character for thenew speaker.
Pelosi's fixed and constant smile makes her appear as
ifshe is cutting an ad for a whitening toothpaste. But
when you listen tothe words that come from her
grinning maw, the smile seems more akin tothat of a
barracuda. 

One reporterasked about Democratic lawmakers who
proposed a tax increase for thewar. "They were not
making legislation; they were making a point,"Pelosi
judged. 

Another askedabout a Republican congressman's
complaints that the word "God" wasremoved from
certificates accompanying congressional flags. "I
don'tknow what his point is," Pelosi volleyed. 

Complaintsthat she didn't go far enough on
climate-change legislation? "We didnot say we were
going to do any more than we did." 

The Senate'sstalemate on the war? "We in the House
will not be confining ourlegislation initiatives to
what is legislatively possible in theSenate." 

Pelosiadmitted no mistakes and claimed no regrets as
she reflected on herfirst session in the speaker's
chair. "I'm very proud of the work ofthis Congress,"
she declared. Evidently so: She repeated how
"proud"she was nine times. Passing the recommendations
of the 9/11 commissionmade her "very proud," while
energy legislation made her "very, veryproud," and new
ethics rules made her "especially proud." 

What do yousee as your greatest mistake?" asked one
reporter. 

Pelosismiled. "Why don't you tell me?" she proposed.
She smiled again, thenlaughed. " 'Cause I think we're
doing just great." She laughed again. 

            
            
            

Even thoseapproval ratings for Congress, in the teens
and 20s, didn't evokeregrets. "I don't like the
numbers for Congress," she admitted, but"I'm very
pleased with the Democratic numbers." She then took
anunusual detour into polling minutiae. "Today the
Rasmussen numbers werethe third time that we were
double-digit ahead in the generic," shereported, "and
the third month in a row we were in the high 40s." 

Holders ofhigh office typically avoid discussions like
that because it makes themlook, well, political. But
Pelosi did not hesitate to plunge into thepolitical,
explaining that "it was so important for us to bring
thepresident's numbers down two years ago on Social
Security" because itdiscouraged Republican candidates
from running for Congress. 

Pelosi mayhave realized that her words sounded too
calculating, for at one pointshe begged the reporters'
indulgence for her to "be allowed a partisanmoment."
She smiled at her joke, then chuckled. 

The readygrin seemed at odds with other body language
that suggested Pelosi wasnot having an enjoyable
lunch. She ignored her salad and roll, thenwaved off
the chicken and vegetables and left her dessert
untouched."The tea is fine," she told the waiter,
taking her first sip more thanhalfway through the
lunch. 

But the smilehad its uses. She smiled warmly while
telling a reporter in the roomthat his story was
completely wrong. She laughed heartily when
somebodymentioned the awkward interview in which
Whoopi Goldberg expressed alust for Pelosi's husband.
She grinned when mentioning the fight overchildren's
health care. And she laughed while discussing how she
has"striven" to work with Bush on Iraq. "Is that a
word? 'Striven'? " sheasked. 

It seemedthat only the antiwar advocates had the power
to wipe the smile offPelosi's face. Speaking about
ethics legislation, she boasted that "wehave drained
the swamp" in Congress and pleased government
watchdoggroups. "At last," she added, "some advocates
from the outside who aresatisfied."










       
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