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Nancy Pelosi: Martyr to Self-Righteousness

Rich Lowry, National Review

...Pelosi has uncorked Washingtons least believable and most internally inconsistent denial since Bill Clinton wagged his finger over that woman.

Pelosis motivation for putting her reputation and perhaps her speakership on the line is more subtle than Clintons. She is sacrificing her credibility on the altar of moral vanity and rhetorical excess. She is trapped under the terrible freight of the word torture, the Lefts obligatory swearword for the Bush interrogation program. Torture is a war crime, and anyone complicit in it is a war criminal. It admits of no wiggle room. For Pelosi to acknowledge she knew of torture as far back as 2002 and did nothing to stop it is to condemn herself as an unindicted co-conspirator in George W. Bushs crimes. Better to obfuscate and dodge, and remain adamant about a truth commission, even when she cant tell the truth herself.

Pelosis inaction years ago speaks more eloquently than her denunciations of the Bush administration since. Even if she was uncomfortable with the use of waterboarding, she clearly didnt consider it torture. If she had been told that the CIA was burning detainees with cigarettes, would she also have implicitly approved? Lets hope not. But given the choice between forswearing the simplistic and morally self-gratifying attack on Bush as a torturer, and hurling herself on a pyre in front of the national press corps, Pelosi chose self-immolation....

Posted by Mike 2009-05-19 12:21|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Nancy pants is the Queen of all she can see
I am Queen Nancy pants, Oh marvelous me!
I will not tell the truth. I cannot. I will not.
Lying is wonderful! Lying makes me free!
I am Queen Nancy pants, Oh marvelous me!

Posted by whatadeal 2009-05-19 12:53|| 2009-05-19 12:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Notice the louder she shouts the less likely there will be an investigation? If the CIA has been "Misleading" congress then we need to find out who, what, where, and why. Anyone hear a call to investigate the CIA? Notice she rails against the institution and not a person. Name some people that mislead you Nancy, force them out into the open, and lets examine the evidence. Transparent government right?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2009-05-19 15:34|| 2009-05-19 15:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Enjoying real McCarthyism there Nancy? Name names, just don't wave a folder making accusations without foundation. Of course members of the CIA engaged in deceptions and misrepresentations, but not to you, only members of the card carrying members of the MSM who did their bidding against the last President. Where were you then, but cheering them on rather than demanding heads. Ox, gored.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-05-19 15:49|| 2009-05-19 15:49|| Front Page Top

#4 "You can stick a fork in it Jim....It's dead, just like the Air Force One NYC low-levels!

Barry's already had a word with Penyata and the Agency will not be forwarding any CLASSIFIED or otherwise memos regarding the briefings. Barry just wants it to .... go away, so he can move on with his give-away programe.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-05-19 16:10|| 2009-05-19 16:10|| Front Page Top

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