Of course they rake Presdent Bush and the Republican’s over the coals first, but that said they do unload on Nancy…
Still, Pelosi deserves no praise for her leadership on Monday. Even stipulating that we are in the closing weeks of one of the most important political campaigns in a generation, her inability to rise above the tendency to score political points was inexcusable. Monday’s vote was a moment to set aside those instincts and talk about the package as an example of Washington’s ability to work cooperatively in a time of crisis.
Instead, Pelosi accused Bush of economic policies that create “budgetary recklessness” and “an anything-goes mentality.” And she closed with a partisan call to arms. “In the new year, with a new Congress and a new president,” she said, “we will break free with a failed past and take America in a new direction to a better future.”
The Post goes onto to conclude, probably correctly in my opinion…
The voters will sort out the blame on all this in November. Anger at Washington will feed a hunger for change, and it’s likely to fall harder on the GOP as the party that holds the White House. But for the next president and the next Congress, whatever its makeup, Monday’s performance should be looked at as an example of what it was, a performance designed to undermine the public’s confidence in its elected leadership.
They get an A+ in that arena.
Two heartbeats away from the Presidency. C’mon Nancy, gimmee some “gravitas”.
