thehill.com - 3/14/2009
—
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas. In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her. Pelosi initially said she doesn’t think about ...
sfgate.com - 3/17/2009
—
sfgate.com —
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder,
released by Pelosi's office late Monday, the San Francisco...
Democrat asked the department to weigh the public benefit of saving The Chronicle and other papers from closure against the agency's antitrust ...
(more)
Pelosi goes to bat to keep Bay Area papers alive
abcnews.go.com - 3/12/2009
nypost.com - 3/11/2009
—
nypost.com —
Last updated: 7:57 am March 11, 2009 Posted:
3:17 am March 11, 2009 WASHINGTON - House Speaker...
Nancy Pelosi has gone from frequent flier to jet-aircraft connoisseur, with aides berating military officials to get the best planes, e-mails revealed ...
(more)
REVEALED: PELOSI'S 'AIR RAGE' - New York Post
Comments
Blog Reactions
Oh, Please … Me? Partisan?
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
The Hill:
Speaker Pelosi: I am not partisan
By Bob Cusack
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas.
In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her. Pelosi initially said she doesn’t think about it, but when pressed, the Speaker took on her Republican critics.
“There seems to — some people think there seems to be a market for saying that I am ...
Pelosi: I’m not partisan
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Partisan, Nancy Pelosi wonders? How can anyone think that the Speaker of the House is partisan? Pelosi scoffs at the notion that she acts in a partisan manner in an interview with Charlie Rose, picked up by The Hill : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas. In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her. Pelosi initially said she doesn’t think about it, but when pressed, the Speaker took on her Republican critics. ...
TPMDC Saturday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... In an interview with Charlie Rose, Nancy Pelosi denied Republican accusations that she has been an overly partisan leader, explaining that Republicans were invited to contribute ideas for the stimulus bill -- they just didn't win the arguments. "If you can't win on policy, then you go to process," said Pelosi. "If you can't win on process, then you go to personality. And that's how they have decided they would make up stories about me and the rest." ...
The Hill
Sister Toldjah —
Speaker Pelosi: I am not partisan
Nancy Pelosi: I’m No Partisan
Say Anything —
Uh, yeah.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is denying Republican claims that she is partisan, saying she has been open to GOP ideas.
In an interview with Charlie Rose on Friday, Pelosi was asked what is the most unfair and misleading impression of her. Pelosi initially said she doesn’t think about it, but when pressed, the Speaker took on her Republican critics.
After reading this I began Googling madly to find all sorts of instances proving that Pelosi is, in fact, as partisan as they come. But I quit ...
Speaker Pelosi Tries her Hand at Comedy
Wizbang —
You have to give Speaker Pelosi credit for challenging herself. She's decided to try her hand at comedy, and her routine is hysterical , a real show stopper: "There seems to -- some people think there seems to be a market for saying that I am very partisan, and that I don't give the Republicans their opportunity. That simply is not true. They know in this recovery package that we had, we ask them what they wanted. They wanted certain things in there." "I didn't come here to be partisan, I didn't come here to be bipartisan," Pelosi said at the time. "I came here, as did my ...
Laugh Of The Day
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
Nancy Pelosi is not a partisan ? Come on. If you took the partisanship away from Nancy Pelosi, there would be nothing left . And of course, the partisanship has only gotten worse since that article was written, with the Speaker taking away the ability of Republicans to engage in motions to recommit and cutting Republicans completely out of the process when it came to crafting a stimulus package. Either the Speaker should stand up a proudly embrace her partisanship or she should strive to be the non-partisan figure she claims to be. But she shouldn't ...
Related Content
Air Pelosi? Uh, not so much...
swampland.blogs.time.com 3/12/2009 — There was much tut-tutting over Judicial Watch's allegation earlier this week that Nancy Pelosi "treats the Air Force like her personal airline." But over at ABC, Jonathan Karl and Luis Martinez actually read this "trove" of documents on what ...
Bombshell Study: Pelosi Most Partisan
weeklystandard.com 5/5/2009 — The Hill reports :
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) is the most partisan Democrat in the House, while her deputy, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), is one of the most bipartisan lawmakers in the lower chamber, according to a survey conducted by ...
Were They At The Same Meeting?
corner.nationalreview.com 2/19/2009 — From the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi:
It is with great joy that my husband, Paul, and I met with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, today. In our conversation, I had the opportunity to praise the Church's leadership in fighting ...
Pelosi = Schultz
julescrittenden.com 4/24/2009 — "I know nothink!" Politico re the House Speaker and waterboarding:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing back on GOP charges that she knew about waterboarding for years and did nothing.
Pelosi says she was briefed by Bush administration officials on ...
Pelosi To House GOP: Be Thankful For What You Have
huffingtonpost.com 3/3/2009 — Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a message for House Republicans who think they weren't given enough time to debate or amend the stimulus package that moved through Congress over an eight-day period earlier this session: You could have had much less.
"To ...
Pelosi & the Pope: Do Not Be Afraid
theanchoressonline.com 2/18/2009 — A couple of emails from Catholics expressing displeasure at the news that Nancy Pelosi is heading to Rome with a contingent of legislators and will take a meeting with His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI.
Wrote a former marine who seem pretty angry:
...
Pelosi Hits Back
rollingstone.com 2/19/2009 — I t may not have the cachet of the Oval Office, but there is no more commanding view in Washington than the one enjoyed by the speaker of the House. The picture windows in Nancy Pelosi's office frame the National Mall, where, only three weeks earlier, ...
Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus
thehill.com 1/8/2009 — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said she will keep Congress in session through the Presidents Day recess if an economic stimulus package isn’t completed for President-elect Obama by then. Pelosi’s comments came just minutes before ...
Pope Punks Pelosi Pic
theanchoressonline.com 2/19/2009 — In my piece for Pajamas Media , I said that basically, the meeting between The Pope and The Pelosi would produce no fireworks, and that “…the impact of this meeting may not be felt until it has been forgotten.”
Well. Not quite . ...
Congressman recovering from heart scare —
CNN Political Ticker 3/13/2009
Rep. Pete Olson was outfitted with a pacemaker at a Washington hospital after fainting while working out at the House gym.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Rep. Pete Olson was “rushed” from Capitol Hill to the hospital Thursday, and doctors “equipped” him ...
Steele's Focus Turns to Nuts and Bolts —
Wash Post In Congress 3/15/2009
Michael S. Steele, the man tapped six weeks ago to run the Republican National Committee, had never been known as a successful manager. He struggled to make money in a private legal consulting firm he founded before entering politics, led few winning ...