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| Pelosi calls Cheney swipe undignified |
| 2007-12-08 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says a swipe that Vice President Cheney took at Democratic House leaders is “beneath the dignity of his office.” Funny, that kind of thing, not to even mention (which I do!) holding up military funding and endangering troops, doesn't seem to be beneath the diginity of your office. Capitol Hill was abuzz Thursday with discussion of the vice president’s assertion in an interview with Politico that House Democratic leaders had been surprisingly supine: “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.” "I can't believe he actually said it!" Cheney added that when he served in the House, “We would not have had a Speaker who, from my perspective, is that far out of the sort of mainstream — she is a San Francisco Democrat, certainly entitled to her views, but able to dictate policy as effectively as she apparently does to the rest of the caucus.” Truth to lunacy, baby! The speaker, a few hours after winning a long-sought victory on an energy bill that increases auto efficiency requirements, said in an interview with Politico that she had paid little attention to the hullabaloo. I'll bet. Sounds like diplo-speak for "I'll say what I want and I won't entertain questions". “To tell you the truth, I’ve been really busy the last 24 hours,” Pelosi said. “How can I say this with the dignity of the office that I hold, and especially the dignity of the office that the vice president holds? It’s so beneath the dignity of his office — and mine — that I don’t even want to address it.” I think you just did. Pelosi said her leadership style is to find consensus among leaders and committee chairs. As long as they agree with you, of course. “Of course, I have the responsibility at the end of the day,” she said. “But I’m very respectful of their read on the situation,” she said. “Those people are … our distinguished chairmen. I have enormous respect for their knowledge of the subject.” "As long as they do what I want." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not comment on the remark but said in a Politico interview that “someone I was with said that” the comment sounded sexist. Pu$$y. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #4 I think the national standing of Congress addresses what the American people consider 'undignified'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-12-08 09:03 |
| #3 “They are not carrying the big sticks I would have expected.” I'm surprised Cheney said that, considering the Dem motto is, "talk softly and carry a cigar". |
| Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611 2007-12-08 08:02 |
| #2 damn! ChaineyBot gets away with sayin "b*g s*tick" is there nothing it won't do? |
| Posted by: Thomas Woof 2007-12-08 04:50 |
| #1 "It’s so beneath the dignity of his office — and mine — that I don’t even want to address it.” Pelosi However, when asked to address the following, her response was that it was an exercise in "free speech". "The 2007 Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco of people engaged in sexual behavior in public." And then "cartwheels" Reid says the Chaney talk was sexist? Like, when is someone telling you that you don't have the balls to be a leader sexist? |
| Posted by: www 2007-12-08 00:14 |