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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News: Pelosi dismisses need for bipartisanship
"I Am the Speaker of the House. I Don't Get Into That"
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... of the stimulus bill such as Rush Limbaugh and Matt Drudge at her weekly press conference Thursday.
Adds that she's "very happy with how events proceeded" at Wednesday's House vote. ...
Pelosi Ignores Limbuagh: "I Don't Speak To That" (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... As for bipartisanship, the Speaker said, "I didn't come here to be partisan, I didn't come here to be bipartisan. I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest." ...
Pelosi Ignores Limbuagh: "I Don't Speak To That" (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... As for bipartisanship, the Speaker said, "I didn't come here to be partisan, I didn't come here to be bipartisan. I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest." ...
Limbaugh: “I think bipartisanship’s a joke”
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... against The One, it’s that he thinks liberal policies will steer the country into a ditch. All our savior has to do to get him to join the cult is reject them. Think it’ll happen? Don’t look now but the public’s having a momentary crisis of faith in economic Hopenchange. Exit question: Now that Limbaugh’s getting into policymaking, does he have any ideas about how to finance TARP II? All we need is $2 trillion . Update: Finally, something he and Pelosi agree on .
Pelosi dismisses need for bipartisanship
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... to stimulate the economy. Repeating the term nonpartisan on more than one occasion in describing the bill, the Speaker said her goal was to put President Obamas vision on paper for the good of the country regardless of the type of support it garnered. The presidents agenda is reflected in this legislation, the Speaker said. People vote for what they believe in. Clearly, Republicans did not believe in (that) agenda
I think they probably voted their conscience. Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-very-happy-w...
David Sirota: Challenging the Church of Broderism
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... irrelevant House Republicans - that's starting to happen.
Yesterday, we saw some great examples of top Democrats making the substantive argument about why Congress should ignore conservatives' discredited economic suggestions. Now, though, we're seeing Democratic leaders (finally) start to make an even bigger meta argument against the prioritization of bipartisanship over everything else - an argument the progressive movement has been making for years.
Here's House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Hill Newspaper today:
House Speaker Nancy ...
Pelosi and Kerry Challenge the Church of Broderism
Open Left - Front Page —
... with irrelevant House Republicans - that's starting to happen. Yesterday, we saw some great examples of top Democrats making the substantive argument about why Congress should ignore conservatives' discredited economic suggestions. Now, though, we're seeing Democratic leaders (finally) start to make an even bigger meta argument against the prioritization of bipartisanship over everything else - an argument the progressive movement has been making for years.
Here's House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the Hill Newspaper today:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ...
Pelosi Finally Admits It: “I Didn’t Come Here To Be Bipartisan” - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
The Hill:
Pelosi dismisses need for bipartisanship
By Jared Allen
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she didn’t come to Washington to be “bipartisan”, one day after shuttling through an $819 economic stimulus bill without a single Republican vote.
“I didn’t come here to be partisan, I didn’t come here to be bipartisan,” Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference. “I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest.” ...
Quotes of the Day: Pelosi and Kerry on partisanship and the stimulus package
The Reaction —
... Nancy Pelosi: "I didn't come here to be partisan, I didn't come here to be bipartisan. I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest." ...
Prvi Partisan
Daily Pundit —
TheHill.com - Pelosi dismisses need for bipartisanship
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she didn’t come to Washington to be “bipartisan”, one day after shuttling through an $819 economic stimulus bill without a single Republican vote.
“I didn’t come here to be partisan, I didn’t come here to be bipartisan,” Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference. “I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest.”
Pelosi expressed no regrets over passing the stimulus ...
Pelosi: Bipartisanship Is Unnecessary
Say Anything —
Personally, I’m not a fan of bipartisanship in Washington. I’m for gridlock. But it’s worth noting that on the issue of bipartisanship, Nancy Pelosi is a flaming hypocrite.
Here are some comments she made just before the election last year:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says after the election she would like to see Congress back in session to pass a second stimulus package.
“Grow the economy, create good paying jobs, in the future in a way that is a green ...
Time to Ignore Republicans’ Demands
The Democratic Daily —
... Kerry’s right… It’s time to undo the failed policies of the last eight years and move forward. The bipartisan notion that the ...
More Please
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
Pelosi gets it: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she didn’t come to Washington to be “bipartisan”, one day after shuttling through an $819 economic stimulus bill without a single Republican vote. “I didn’t come here to be partisan, I didn’t come here to be bipartisan,” Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference. “I came here, as did my colleagues, to be nonpartisan, to work for the American people, to do what is in their interest.” Pelosi expressed no regrets over passing the stimulus measure without any GOP support. ...
GOP '09: The Party Of Bad Faith
DownWithTyranny! —
... his hand-- and billions of dollars in tax breaks for their corporate buddies-- and they responded with a clenched fist. Remember at his inaugural when he said "To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist." He may have been addressing other unsavory characters but the shoe certainly fits. And many Democrats feel this whole post-partisan thing is a charade and, for starters, they want those billions of dollars in tax ...
Stimulating Thoughts: CBO Warns Dem Bill would damage economy
Flopping Aces —
... But perhaps Obama feels it is easier to attack and dismiss his GOP critics rather than accept their good ideas and have to listen to the shrill voice of Nancy “500 million Americans” Pelosi whose disgust for any bipartisan cooperation has been made quite clear (here and ...
