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Defeated Democrats Pen Letter to Implore Pelosi to step aside
FOX News ^ | Nov 8, 2010 | Chad Pergram

Posted on 11/08/2010 7:29:42 AM PST by BAW

OX has obtained a letter being penned by defeated House Democrats that implores House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to step aside.

The letter is now circulating Capitol Hill and has not yet been sent to the Speaker. FOX has obtained draft language of the letter.

In the draft of the letter, the members say that they were "victimized by a national wave of resentment toward Democrats, a wave that ensnared you along with us."

The letter goes on to say "Madam Speaker, fairly or unfairly, Republicans made you the face of the resentment and disagreement in our races. While we commend your years of service to our party and your leadership through many tough times, we respectfully ask that you step aside as the top Democrat in the House."

The letter says that the defeated members "fear that Republicans will further demonize you, and in so doing, they will scare potential candidates out. The prospect of having to run against their own party leadership, in addition to their Republican opponent is simply too daunting."

The lawmakers also say that "one mark of a strong leader is the ability to discern when it is time to pass the baton" and calls this a "dark hour."

The letter closes asking Pelosi to step aside.

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.blogs.foxnews.com ...


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To: Grampa Dave

Are they holding hands in that picture? How gay.


61 posted on 11/08/2010 8:42:57 AM PST by mojitojoe (The lefty loons puts their stock in substance and lives on identity and figureheads.)
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To: edpc

The new movie, “Jackass 3D,” sums up Nancy’s rat pack pretty well.


62 posted on 11/08/2010 8:48:11 AM PST by CDB ("Jackass 3D-a movie about "life across the aisle")
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To: BAW

Pelosi doesn’t even care about voters, and these defeated Dems aren’t even voters anymore. All Pelosi cares about is winning the vote of a majority of her caucus.


63 posted on 11/08/2010 8:50:36 AM PST by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: BAW
DELIGHTFUL!!

However, it needs a little editing to make it truthful:

* We are very fortunate to be victimized by a national wave of resentment toward Democrats, as you already know playing the victim card is what we're best at , a wave that ensnared you along with us. Although, truth be told, you kind of ensnared all of us by pushing that unfortunate Health Care thing."

"Madam Speaker, quite fairly and accurately , Republicans made you the face of the resentment and disagreement in our races. While we commend blame you for the calamities committed during your years of service to our party and your leadership through many tough times, we respectfully ask that you step aside as the top Democrat in the House."

64 posted on 11/08/2010 8:51:02 AM PST by PATRIOT1876 (Language, Borders, Culture, Full employment for those here legally)
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To: American Constitutionalist
Most women would not consider her as a real woman.

Well, one more face lift and she'll be sporting a goatee... ;-P

65 posted on 11/08/2010 8:51:38 AM PST by MortMan (To Obama "Kill them all and let [God] sort them out" is an abortion slogan.)
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To: BAW
The lawmakers also say that "one mark of a strong leader is the ability to discern when it is time to pass the baton" and calls this a "dark hour."

Racists. :)

66 posted on 11/08/2010 8:53:31 AM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("I'd rather lose fighting for the right cause than win fighting for the wrong cause." - Jim DeMint)
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To: BAW
Next time READ the bills and listen to your constituents!
67 posted on 11/08/2010 8:56:40 AM PST by RedMDer (Forward With Confidence!)
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To: Izzy Dunne

She’s only the democrat leader as long as YOU DEMOCRATS vote her in. So vote her out if you don’t like it..
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DUH

Now you are expecting them to think as well as act.

At least those in dispute can vote on it, <’.[we]</’> are stuck with what the other states send up there and have no say in it.


68 posted on 11/08/2010 9:00:39 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98))
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To: BAW

Well, well...we’ve come a long way from the “It’ll take a woman to clean up the House” days, eh Nan?


69 posted on 11/08/2010 9:02:43 AM PST by MichaelCorleone
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To: gimme1ibertee

appears would be the operative word. You can see that it (the purse in question) is in the hand of the woman to his right. It is a rather funny parallax though!


70 posted on 11/08/2010 9:02:47 AM PST by jurroppi1
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To: BAW
"it is time to pass the baton"

Or in Pelosi's case, the obnoxiously oversized gavel.

71 posted on 11/08/2010 9:04:38 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Grampa Dave

The purse is in the left hand of the woman in the black coat and white skirt/pants next to Stenny.


72 posted on 11/08/2010 9:10:26 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: lexington minuteman 1775

I’m sure the bitter neo liberals at kos wd let her sit inthe basement with them


73 posted on 11/08/2010 9:12:38 AM PST by reefdiver ("Let His day's be few And another takes His office")
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To: BAW
If it's signed only by the defeated Dems, it means they're fronting for the incumbent Dems who don't want their names on such a letter.

Here's how it will come down:

There'll be no vote for the Speakership during the lame-duck session as she'll still be wielding that big gavel.

When the vote comes up AFTER the lame-duckship, she'll lose because the incumbents don't want her any more than the dearly departed signing the letter did.

Since she can read the organic tea leaves, I look for her to resign AFTER the dead-duck session but BEFORE any vote by the incumbents in the new session.

Hasta la vista, bebe!

Leni

74 posted on 11/08/2010 9:18:04 AM PST by MinuteGal (Bill O'Reilly Opines That Obama's Luxurious Indian Trip is Curry-Peachy!)
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To: tsmith130

“I think it’s time we switch to hot appetizers.”

I’ll bring the rumaki, and some nachos.


75 posted on 11/08/2010 9:27:34 AM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: ohioWfan

“my husband and I, at the Kill the Bill rally in DC, spent a lot of time in OH Congressman John Boccieri’s office warning his aides that IF he voted for the hideous health care bill, he would LOSE HIS JOB.”

This was a common thread throughout the townhall meetings — assuring the dems they’d be fired if they voted for the healthcare bill. In their stunning arrogance, they ignored the warnings... and they lost their pathetic jobs.


76 posted on 11/08/2010 9:31:13 AM PST by MayflowerMadam
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To: BAW

Somebody get the National Organization for Women on the phone. This must be stopped!!!


77 posted on 11/08/2010 9:33:52 AM PST by no dems (DeMINT / PALIN 2012 or PALIN / DeMINT 2012.......Either is fine with me!)
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To: MayflowerMadam; NEMDF; nina0113
Well this is shaping up great!

I might have to start a hot appetizer ping list. And maybe a dessert one too.

78 posted on 11/08/2010 9:36:25 AM PST by tsmith130
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To: Red_Devil 232

You are correct.


79 posted on 11/08/2010 9:37:31 AM PST by Grampa Dave (ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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To: BAW

Unfortunately the defeated dems may be the only ones. So far statements I have heard from those who survived Tuesday night with their jobs are in support of making her Minority Leader.

It’s ok, folks.

She is exactly the poster person conservatives can use to show the rest of the nation that the tyrannical marxist dems will never learn.


80 posted on 11/08/2010 9:40:44 AM PST by WAW (Which enumerated power?)
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