Pelosi Says No to Bipartisanship
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi once again proved herself to be a partisan hack Friday. She dismissed all calls for a bipartisan approach to the economic crisis, and to politics in general. She sees no need, she said, to work with Republicans; Democrats won the elections, Americans want them and only them to legislate.
The other 45% of the American people are seemingly considered irrelevant by the California Democrat who complained about Republican arrogance when they controlled Congress.
Pelosi represents the far left wing of the Democratic Party. She’s infamous for her arrogance and anger. She hates Republicans with a passion seldom seen. Republicans aren’t merely ideological opponents; to the California Democrat, they’re enemies.
This isn’t the first time in the last month that Pelosi shows her true (partisan) colors; she accused Republicans of un-American and unpatriotic behavior back in January.
Partisan hackery was one of America’s main problems during George W. Bush’s presidency. Despite liberals’ interpretation of the Bush years, much of this hackery could be blamed on Democrats. Republicans did, however, play an important role in the process; they were arrogant, thinking they would be able to control congress for decades.
Obama and his fellow Democrats promised to treat Republicans well. Together, Democrats said, they would find solutions for America’s problems. Pelosi proves that this bipartisan message, which appealed so tremendously to voters, was a scam. She has no interest in bipartisanship, nor in pragmatism.
My guess is that Pelosi’s hackery and arrogance will quickly cause her to overreach, resulting in a Republican takeover in 2010 or, at worst, in 2012.
If Republicans succeed in combining pragmatism with ideology, that is.
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I reject your characterization of Pelosi as representing “the far left wing of the Democratic Party” or of being a “hack.” If she is angry about the behavior of the minority Republicans, then she has ample reason for her anger. The Republicans obviously would rather push the country into a major recession then work with the Democrats. They would burn down the house so then rule over the ash pile, rather than be seen as cooperating with the Democrats. All this talk about “fiscal responsibility” on their part is just so much “hookum” as evidenced about their scant concern for responsible behavior during the last eight years. But there are other reasons that would justify her anger and possible contempt for everything Republican. As you may remember it was just a few short years ago that Republican leaders were speaking about a permanent Republican majority and went about achieving that goal by politicizing and corrupting the machinery of government. The results were just both appalling and criminal. Just check into the Governor Siegleman debacle if you need a reminder. For one, I can’t wait until the trials begin. There is certainly enough fodder to keep a special prosecutor busy for many years…
And, of course, there was this little gem from Grover Norquist…
Apparently the permanent majority was too incompetent to fix the Democrats for good, but the bitter memory of them trying to do so will remain with the Democrats for a long time coming. No, Pelosi has reason to be angry, and the Republicans have a reason to be fearful of their newly constructed permanent minority status. It is after all a prison of their own making…
The only part of your argument that I agree with, Jemerson, is that Pelosi isn’t really ‘far left’. But more accurately, I’d say she’s ‘hard left’ and yes, a partisan hack. You deny that but then the rest of your comment is nothing but a rant describing why you think her hyperpartisanship is justified. Which is it, that she actually tries to be bipartisan or that she shouldn’t bother to try?
“Obama and his fellow Democrats promised to treat Republicans well”
Yes, if you vote for the spending bill Obama will call you and thank you for your patriotism.
You knooow, if I was a Democrat I believe the words coming out of my mouth would be, “how daaare you question myy patriotism!!!!”
Jemerson, we’ve been down this road before, and it ain’t the Repubs that are pushing us there this time.