Yeah....more of the same.
Posted on 11/03/2007 9:02:32 AM PDT by Libloather
Pelosi says Democrats plan "repetition of the same" on Iraq
By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer
November 02. 2007 4:22PM
RALEIGH, N.C. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, approaching the first anniversary of an election that lifted her party into power based largely on its opposition to the war in Iraq, said Friday that Democrats will renew efforts to end the conflict with "a repetition of the same."
Speaking at Meredith College, Pelosi said Democrats in the House will file a new proposal next week that would seek to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2008. It would restrict war funding after that date to pay only for embassy protection, targeted counterterrorism efforts and the limited training of Iraqi forces.
But Pelosi conceded later that the measure would mimic unsuccessful attempts of the past year to reduce America's involvement in the war, and she gave no indication that she thinks the new attempt will succeed.
"You won't see a lot that is new," Pelosi said. "It's just a repetition of the same."
Pelosi said that while she has been disappointed by Congress' failed attempts to end the war, she would not support an effort to withhold all war funding. Some money is needed to provide for U.S. troops overseas, she said.
"We'll still persist in trying to force a new direction," Pelosi said.
Standing above and below a banner reading, "A New Direction," Pelosi said Democrats hope to get the proposal to President Bush's desk before Thanksgiving. Bush has consistently rebuffed such efforts, and even if the measure were to pass both the House and Senate, it's unlikely Democrats would have enough votes to override a sure veto.
Democrats took control of both chambers of Congress last November in an election seen largely as a referendum on the White House's war policy.
On Friday, the audience at the all-women's school in Raleigh questioned why Pelosi hadn't done more to end the war and hadn't made an effort to impeach Bush for his handling of the conflict.
And while she responded by citing the enormous costs - in money, lives and Middle East instability - she only assured the audience of continued efforts to oppose Bush, not necessarily results. Later, the veteran lawmaker from California seemed to suggest that congressional Democrats do not have the power to change the war's direction until the next president takes office after the 2008 election.
"This is what elections are about," Pelosi said. "We didn't go in having the signature or veto pen that he has. We hoped he would listen to representatives and the thinking of the American people. He refuses to (do that)."
Along with calling voters to the polls, the speaker also implored the female students to take up leadership roles, talking with them in a private meeting about running for elected office. Pelosi became the highest-ranked elected female in U.S. history because of last year's election.
"There's real need for women to be more involved in everything," she told the overflow audience of about 1,000. "Nothing is more wholesome than the increased participation and leadership of women who make a difference."
A bag full of rocks has more smarts than Auntie Nan.
Make that Fourth...
Let them keep thinking this is what it was about.
Yeah....more of the same.
The bad news is that the liberals are traitors the good news is that they are stupid and impotent beyond belief. They are going to be crushed again by the President on the Iraq for the one hundred time or so.
The bad news is that the liberals are traitors the good news is that they are stupid and impotent beyond belief. They are going to be crushed again by the President on the Iraq issue for the one hundred time or so.
If they are doing the same thing and expecting to loose, you have to ask what their goals actually are.
At least gives them less time to raise taxes, that is good. It is also bad PR, good for 08. But who do they serve?
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