Nat’l Journal: Dems have no plan yet for Pelosi’s 9/11 Commission pledge
posted at 6:34 pm on November 9, 2006 by Allahpundit
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She promised the nutroots she’d fully implement the Commission’s recommendations in the first 100 hours of her Speakership.
Important stuff. Important enough that you’d think she might have something on the shelf.
Despite House Minority Leader Pelosi’s pledge this week that Democrats will implement the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations within the first 100 hours of taking control of the House in January, Democratic lawmakers and aides say they are not sure how they will do it. How they plan to overcome anticipated committee turf battles that have bedeviled some Republican efforts to streamline oversight of homeland security programs also remains unclear. “We didn’t have all this up on the screen ready to hit to send,” an aide to Pelosi acknowledged after Tuesday’s elections. Another aide added, “We don’t know what exactly will be brought to the floor.” Privately, aides acknowledged that most of the recommendations by the commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, have been addressed in some way by the Bush administration or Republican-controlled Congress. But they said those recommendations have not been fully implemented, or have been done in name only, creating a need for new legislation to fix the shortfalls.
In their defense, they’ve been busy campaigning and it’s hard to huddle when you don’t know which, or how many, players are on the team yet. There’s also an extant bill mentioned in the NJ piece that was co-sponsored by Chris Shays and Carolyn Maloney; they can probably just work off of that.
On the other hand, if the knock on you is that you don’t take national security seriously, wouldn’t you want to get out in front on this particular campaign promise? Dazzle the public by calling a press conference on the Capitol steps and have Nancy wow ‘em with a 20-point plan for implementation?
I’m undecided. Big deal or no? You tell me. After all, I’m the guy who defended Kerry and thought the wiretapping ad was dirty. There are probably layers upon layers of righteous outrage I’m missing here.
Update: Who’s going to be a big player as the details get hammered out? Joementum!
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid, set to become majority leader of the new Democratic-led Senate, “talked to Lieberman on Wednesday and told the senator he expects him to be the next chairman of the committee” on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said Reid spokesman Jim Manley.
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So she is going back on her word? Well, this is shocking.
Bellicose Muse on November 9, 2006 at 6:40 PM
But…but…she promised!
Slublog on November 9, 2006 at 6:41 PM
First, the recommendations are just that-recommendations. The commission made its report on insufficient data and acknowledged that fact. Before blindly signing on to the commission report, get some corroboration; back up the report. The democrats might find the republicans difficult to work with. After all, the democrats showed everybody how to be disagreeable, whine, snivel, and pout until others just gave up and gave in. Maybe the new minority was watching and learning.
DAT60A3 on November 9, 2006 at 6:48 PM
Maybe Pelosi should give Schwarzkopf a call. He liberated a whole country in 100 hours. I can’t wait to see what the Dem version of the “Highway of Death” might be. Actually, I already know, it will be the “Highway of Subpoenas.”
What about that port security? Their plan for 100% inspection should be really neat to see. Anything less than 100% inspection should be deemed a failure. They’ve been carping on that for years, so let’s see them implement that as well.
rw on November 9, 2006 at 6:48 PM
Why didn’t we think of this? i.e. make grandiose promises to “take action” and “implement commission recommendations” knowing full well, the whole time, that the other side has already implemented these things. No wonder she promised to have it done in 100 hours. With THAT approach, I could have had it done in 40 hours.
CyberCipher on November 9, 2006 at 6:52 PM
She needs to open her eyes to a solution. LOL
Wade on November 9, 2006 at 6:56 PM
It’s as big of a deal as Clinton’s promised middle-class tax cut in 1992 - i.e. it was something uttered just to get elected, but nobody on either side of the aisle really took it seriously.
I’d love to make a big deal of it but, sigh, I expected this, and I’m sure I’m not alone.
thirteen28 on November 9, 2006 at 6:56 PM
Democrats are & will be weak on National security & this proves it.
Starblazer on November 9, 2006 at 6:56 PM
I don’t see the big deal yet. The 100 hour clock doesn’t start ticking until January. To pass it then, they have to have it ready a few weeks ahead of time, but not a couple days after the election.
What will be fun is the reaction of all the people who told the pollsters that they believed the Dems are the party of fiscal discipline. Let’s see how the first “revenue enhancement” goes down.
pedestrian on November 9, 2006 at 7:02 PM
Yep, I can’t wait to see the plan. It must include robots and laaaasers and x-rays and all kinds of new technology never seen on such a large scale! It will be really interesting to know how they do it without clogging up the system and wrecking the economy.
NTWR on November 9, 2006 at 7:03 PM
That is OK. Pelosi will accomplish all of these other things in her first 100 hours:
1) Kim Jong-Il renounces nuclear weapons.
2) Osama bin Laden is killed by a Predator drone.
3) Iran experiences a revolution and implements secular democracy. Even asks Pelosi to come rule over them.
4) Hezbollah mysteriously disappears.
5) Moqtada al-Sadr and followers convert to Christianity en masse. Liberal Unitarian Christianity, of course!
6) Palestinians all convert to Judaism. That problem is solved.
7) UN suddenly becomes a wonderfully competent organization and even gives the American government a refund and apologizes for wasting America’s money all those years.
tommy1 on November 9, 2006 at 7:03 PM
Now that the election is behind us, and the Democrats control one or possibly both houses of Congress, there’s no reason not to admit it: the Right was right about us all along. Here is our 25-point manifesto for the new Congress:
1. Mandatory homosexuality
2. Drug-filled condoms in schools
3. Introduce the new Destruction of Marriage Act
4. Border fence replaced with free shuttle buses
5. Osama Bin Laden to be Secretary of State
6. Withdraw from Iraq, apologize, reinstate Hussein
7. English language banned from all Federal buildings
8. Math classes replaced by encounter groups
9. All taxes to be tripled
10. All fortunes over $250,000 to be confiscated
11. On-demand welfare
12. Tofurkey to be named official Thanksgiving dish
13. Freeways to be removed, replaced with light rail systems
14. Pledge of Allegiance in schools replaced with morning flag-burning
15. Stem cells allowed to be harvested from any child under the age of 8
16. Comatose people to be ground up and fed to poor
17. Quarterly mandatory abortion lottery
18. God to be mocked roundly
19. Dissolve Executive Branch: reassign responsibilities to UN
20. Jane Fonda to be appointed Secretary of Appeasement
21. Outlaw all firearms: previous owners assigned to anger management therapy
22. Texas returned to Mexico
23. Ban Christmas: replace with Celebrate our Monkey Ancestors Day
24. Carter added to Mount Rushmore
25. Modify USA’s motto to “Land of the French and the home of the brave”
via throwingstardna
Constantine on November 9, 2006 at 7:08 PM
is that supposed to be funny?
pedestrian on November 9, 2006 at 7:11 PM
I shivered when I heard a reporter ask one of the new ‘leaders’ about taxes. He said that those who aren’t paying now need to pay their fair share. So, this is a warning for those in the bottom 50% of wage earners. Your days of paying less than 5% of the taxes are about to come to an end.
n2sooners on November 9, 2006 at 7:21 PM
That was really good, but I was thinking that you may have missed a few. Such as:
8. The French develop a backbone for the first time in history and actually surrender before the Islamic Republic of Holland declares war against them. This opens up the door for:
9 the EU to be fully assimilated into the Caliphate of Kazhakstan under President Borat (who is also historical in that he is the first Dhimmi ruler of an Islamic nation/empire).
10. The planets will align and harmony will be restored throughout the universe.
11. God congratulates Madam President Pelosi on a job well done - on CNN, of course!
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 7:22 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a look of misery and dejection on the face of my daughter as I just did a moment ago. She just couldn’t understand why Nancy Pelosi would not have a plan for the nation’s security, when there are so many people who want to hurt us. “Doesn’t Ms. Pelosi care about us anymore?” she asked pitifully.
I sat down with her on the sofa and (as calmly as I could) tried to explain to her why the Speaker-elect seems to be abandoning her country. “Honey, I think her boss, Mr. Kos, kept Ms. Pelosi away from the cameras before the election because he knew she had no plan. You see, he wasn’t sure if she was going to put her foot in her mouth or not, and so he wanted to make sure she didn’t ruin the chances of a Democratic victory in November…”
I tried to keep my voice steady, but it became increasingly difficult - the rage and feelings of helplessness were just too much. I think my daughter could tell something was wrong. I found myself at such a loss for words - nothing made any sense; nothing makes sense anymore. I finally had to admit, “Honey, I just don’t know - I don’t know what’s going on in this country anymore…”
When I finished her lower lip started to tremble and her eyes began to fill with tears, “Daddy” she said, “why are the Democrats doing this to the country?” Well, that was it for me: I finally fell apart. She just fell into my arms and we both began sobbing for several minutes.
For once she had to comfort me and get me back on my feet. Sometimes I just think it’s too much, but seeing the strength in my young daughter’s voice helped me to get through.
Slublog on November 9, 2006 at 7:24 PM
Hehehe.
Allahpundit on November 9, 2006 at 7:28 PM
If you were paying attention, you would have noticed that:
1. #1, 3, 7 , 8, 14, 17, 18, 21, and 23 are all pretty much in place - except most folks call them public schools.
2. #4 and 22 are also, sadly, pretty well done, as well. Again, most call it a “secure border”
3. #5 - While not Osama, it could be his slow sister who is thrilled to get to ride the “big plane”.
4. #20 - a close adviser to #5. Just ask the Israelis.
5. #9, 10, 11 - Again, pretty much already done. Just look around. Most people are working two or more jobs each just to have enough to be broke at the end of the month.
6. #24 and 25 - Even that would take more than the new overlords.
7. The rest is in the works, but do-able.
All of which goes to show that humor is just another way to divert people’s minds from what is really going on so that they won’t:
1. Notice, or
2. Be miserable about it.
Have a nice day :)
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 7:35 PM
Slublog - very funny :D
I am genuinely shocked that Reid would actually make a move this smart. Kos and Ko. are going to blow a gasket over this.
thirteen28 on November 9, 2006 at 7:37 PM
Oh…THEY have a plan . It involes their agendas and our *sses.
seejanemom on November 9, 2006 at 7:39 PM
Somebaody get Jane a dictionarlly…that would be
envolves….
jokes aren’t funny when you botch the punchline….right???
seejanemom on November 9, 2006 at 7:41 PM
SPEAKER BOTOX—–IT’S BEEN A HUNDRED HOURS—–
WHERE’S OSAMA BIN LADEN????
seejanemom on November 9, 2006 at 7:43 PM
Hiding in plain sight, perhaps?
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 7:46 PM
…something somewhat new in American politics: an empty *skirt*….
Puritan1648 on November 9, 2006 at 7:49 PM
Really, they don’t have to accomplish anything. If something blows up in American (like, say, Boston), they can (and will) blame Bush and use it as an excuse for full Democrat control of the country.
Carin on November 9, 2006 at 7:50 PM
…Emmett J…nailed it.
Puritan1648 on November 9, 2006 at 7:53 PM
It’s Bush’s fault they don’t have a plan! He’s distracting the Senate with Bolton which forces the House to investigate why the Bush twins were seen at Bolton’s 3rd cousin’s momma’s house.
SouthernGent on November 9, 2006 at 8:15 PM
Wow, Slublog! The very same kind of thing happened to this person, except this little girl was worried about the President spying on everyone. I guess we’re all a lot more alike than we realize.
Constantine on November 9, 2006 at 8:33 PM
Thanks for making the satire even more relevant!
Constantine on November 9, 2006 at 8:34 PM
Constantine - children are just the great equalizer, I guess. :-)
Slublog on November 9, 2006 at 8:55 PM
Didn’t know Constantine could be so ironically humorous and truthful at the same time…
Puritan, an “empty skirt” indeed.
And Slubblog nailed it, their “plan” will involve our asses. Their agenda, we know all too well.
This is the sweet part of “Blame Bush” payback for us; now we can Blame Nancy!
Nancy lied, people died!
Get used to this “no plan” mantra everytime we finally nail their Botoxed asses to the wall.
These people are so abyssmally stupid–Nancy got a brain cramp picking out her office in the Capitol.
Jen the Neocon on November 9, 2006 at 8:56 PM
Slub, you just described the scene at my house today, only it was my hubby as the mother and I was playing the daughter part…
Haven’t been able to even post here for 2 days because I was so destroyed, exhausted, terrified and upset about Tuesday’s results.
Jen the Neocon on November 9, 2006 at 8:58 PM
I hate to tell you this, but that’s a parody of something on the Daily Kos - which I also think is a parody. I’ve always found it amusing, becuase I’m a smart-aleck.
Slublog on November 9, 2006 at 8:59 PM
I wish I’d thought of it, actually.
Slublog on November 9, 2006 at 9:00 PM
I thought #1 and 2 on Constantine’s list would be:
1. Prosecute Fox News under the RICO statutes.
2. Pardon Diebold because they threw the election to the Democrats this time.
Oh wait, this was supposed to be satire? My bad.
Hack Ptui on November 9, 2006 at 9:04 PM
Not to get too technical or picky, but does the first 100 hours mean 4 days and 2 hours, or is it working days: 12 1/2 days, which would equal 2 1/2 working weeks? Or if she gets a tad backed up, can she define a working day as 2 hours and extend this for nearly 2 months?
I want to be fair and know when it is okay to slam her for not getting anything accomplished.
Mallard T. Drake on November 9, 2006 at 9:04 PM
…low blow, Connie…he was talking about his daughter….
…don’t you know that children have absolute moral authority?
…well, Nancy’s World, they do, if they survive gestation….
Puritan1648 on November 9, 2006 at 9:28 PM
Absolutely right you are.
Unfortunately, many of them do not survive gestation.
And since it is now more her world, many more won’t.
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 9:34 PM
Jen, don’t forget Rummy’s great quote: “you go to war with the army you’ve got.” As long as there’s a conservative left alive, there’s still hope.
Hack Ptui on November 9, 2006 at 9:35 PM
Just wanted to share a good quote from another story.
“Nancyboys” - absolutely classic!
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 9:50 PM
So it’s discovered the Dem’s don’t really have a strategy or a plan. I wonder why we didn’t know this before the election ? Folks, the whole country is about to see the full monty of the Democratic party. They have a mere two years to pull their nutty selves together and, I, for one, don’t believe they can pull it off. Their core is going to reveal it’s ugly self and the country is going to sweep them right back out in the next mid-term election cycle. Our populace is NOT in a liberal mood. The Dem’s did NOT win a mandate from the American people - as noted by their marginal wins. As discouraged as the Republican base may now be, pull your heads out of your shoulders! Look up! See the bright ray of hope on the horizon! The Dem’s CANNOT control their nutty offspring in the wings. The crazies that cling to the Democratic party will be their undoing.
thedecider on November 9, 2006 at 9:51 PM
Never doubt - stupid is as stupid does.
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 10:01 PM
Hack, thanks. I’ve been thinking pretty much the same thing, actually. Rummy and his wisdom and the Rummyisms will be with us always!
And the decider, indeed. Americans have increasingly joined the ranks of Jacksonian Democrats since 9/11, whether they be on the right or left sides of the traditional aisle.
I’m convinced that many people mistakenly voted for Dems because they wanted us to fight the war harder and to do more about immigration and border control, not the opposite! Many of the Dim candidates, like Webb in VA, for instance, led them to believe that was what they stood for, too.
(And bless their hearts, they knew they weren’t getting this from the Republican Congress…*sigh*)
Maybe it is. I hope for the best! :-)
As loyal a Conservative Republican as I am, I can’t say I’ve been totally happy with what my own guys have been doing.
I hope and pray that maybe through their confusion and blundering, the Dem House and Senate might actually stumble into doing the things that need to be done and funnily enough, it will be worlds easier for them to do it and not us, with them snapping at our heels at every step as they’ve been doing the last 5 years. As I said, I live in hope…
Jen the Neocon on November 9, 2006 at 10:12 PM
I’ve got the exact same sentiment, Jen. In fact, that quote was just as much for myself. I’ve been just as frustrated with the Repubs, too. That’s why I voted straight Republican Tuesday with my middle finger firmly extended. They’re still our best hope, as bleak as it may be.
Hack Ptui on November 9, 2006 at 10:54 PM
Osama got a sex change, and is now known as Nancy Pelosi
E L Frederick on November 9, 2006 at 10:54 PM
Would that make the Taliban the “Nancyboys”?
Emmett J. on November 9, 2006 at 11:39 PM
Hack, broken glass GOP here, too!
Just sayin’ what I thought those who voted Dem might have been thinking when they pulled the “D” lever, cause Lord knows precious few of their candidates actually had a platform except for “we’re not the GOP.”
Sad state of affairs and we Repubs sure have work to do so we don’t get in this mess again…oh, yeah, and there’s a war to fight and win also, it seems.
Jen the Neocon on November 9, 2006 at 11:40 PM
AHA! THAT’s why that Peolosi photograph is so hideous and frightening.
But seriously, the rest of you guys need to remind Michelle Malkin, MKH, Bethany and the rest of the gals that belong to our “better half” that “Beauty is only skin deep.”
In the meantime, I’ll be e-mailing Nancy Pelosi to remind her that “Ugly goes clear to bone.”
CyberCipher on November 10, 2006 at 12:27 AM
Oops! That was supposed to be:
“Ugly goes clear to the bone.”
(Good grief! I telled botched jokes every bit as good as John Kerry.) Sorry!
CyberCipher on November 10, 2006 at 12:29 AM
Nope - even the botched ones are told better by you!
How about Nancy and the Nancyboys instead of Osama and the Taliban?
Talk about embarassing - quite possibly they’d convert to Christianity in droves rather than be connected by association.
Emmett J. on November 10, 2006 at 1:17 AM
“In their defense, they’ve been busy campaigning…”
They have no defense for failing to fulfil their promises. They wanted power to implement their plans, so they said. Really, they just wanted power.
The next terrorist attack after Jan 2007 BELONGS TO PELOSI AND REID. They own them all. And you can bet the farm that the terrorists will strike again.
georgej on November 10, 2006 at 5:58 AM
What? You don’t have a plan, why don’t you have a plan, you need a plan you know, you don’t have a plan? Why don’t you have a plan? The dems took over without having a plan, no plan, no plan at all!!!!
JackM on November 10, 2006 at 9:57 AM
Jen, I understand your consternation over Tuesday’s results, let’s keep in mind the words of the great polar explorer Ernest Shackleton:
“Optimism is true moral courage.”
JackM on November 10, 2006 at 11:28 AM
Pelousy, and her fellow democrats never cared about making America safe. They mearly offered up soundbites that they decided would sound good, and fool dummy Americans into believing that a liberal win would be good for the USA.
Democrats have their plans, they will carry those out quickly, and the MSM will cheer their efforts.
DannoJyd on November 10, 2006 at 5:07 PM
As I recall, JOhn KErry has a fresh, new Plan all ready to go. Hasn’t even taken the cellophane off yet.
Claire on November 10, 2006 at 5:40 PM