Pelosi: You know what would make Congress more bipartisan? Giving us total control
posted at 7:50 pm on October 28, 2008 by Allahpundit
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The boss laughs but I see the deeper wisdom. I think she’s using “bipartisan” as a synonym for “collegial,” in which case she’s right: Reducing the GOP’s presence in the Senate to a rump that can be politely ignored on major policy matters would certainly ease tension by eliminating unpleasant business like serious debates and close votes.
Exit question: Will our one-party state make for the friendliest Congress evah? Click the image to watch.
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I doubt it’ll be friendly because they’ll still be cursing us conservatives out
Defector01 on October 28, 2008 at 7:52 PM
hahahahhahhahaaahhahahha! boy is this going to be great!!
jawbone on October 28, 2008 at 7:53 PM
It`ll be like a bad Friar`s Club Roast.
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 7:53 PM
“Bipartisan”?
Bullshit.
irongrampa on October 28, 2008 at 7:53 PM
A little off topic here (sorry), but there seems to be a rumor that McCain camp already has the LA Times video. Heh. Check out Hillbuzz
bloggless on October 28, 2008 at 7:54 PM
She is looking at the republicans in her mind’s eye, at least the conservatives (not McCain), and she is thinking in her mind:
“Dead Meat”.
Roger Waters on October 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Vapid
SouthernGent on October 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM
“Bipartisan” as we get to do whatever we want because the R’s won’t be able to stop us.
p0s3r on October 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM
Are you kidding… Liberals and Dems (and in some cases Conservatives) go after each other if they don’t have others to go after. It is like a Shark wounded and being eaten by it’s own pod.
And no I am not watching the video… can’t make me.
upinak on October 28, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Meanwhile Poker Bob Byrd is getting stripped of his chairmanship by Harry Reid
Its a passing of the old guard in the democratic party.
William Amos on October 28, 2008 at 7:56 PM
I’m telling you, I’m flying down the tunnel in Alice in Wonderland…btw, I can’t click the link. I can’t stand her.
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on October 28, 2008 at 7:56 PM
/channels Inigo Montoya…
You keepa using that word… I don’t think it means what you thinka it means…
Romeo13 on October 28, 2008 at 7:56 PM
this is like two days old. Still no post on the record dow rally today timed almost perfectly with the release of the gallup poll. I guess good news just goes down the memory hole around here.
unseen on October 28, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Though it is a vain hope, I’d love to see Pelosi’s constituents give her an electoral pimp-slap.
MrScribbler on October 28, 2008 at 7:57 PM
We said bipartisan, Nancy…not “bisexual”!!!
landlines on October 28, 2008 at 7:57 PM
Proposition: Nancy Pelosi is simply the stupidest Speaker of the House in modern history.
Discuss.
Jaibones on October 28, 2008 at 7:57 PM
I want the House GOP to raise hell all day everyday. I mean, what do they have to lose? At least provide us some awesome video.
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Actually, she was looking at the finally vote tally for Obama on November 4.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 7:58 PM
I can not watch the overbotoxed left freak that she is..
I am sure they will get along and sing songs and everthing will be honky dorey…Just like the most ethical congress evah….
Gracelynn on October 28, 2008 at 7:58 PM
“The Arrogance of Power”. Duh…….
This hag manages to combine narcissism with egotism and hubris, and to top it all off she’s a Harpy with no sense of proportion or fairness.
Janos Hunyadi on October 28, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Inigo Montoya was a Spaniard…not an Italian.
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 7:59 PM
They’re pretty damned chummy now.
highhopes on October 28, 2008 at 8:00 PM
Is she Sicilian?
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 8:00 PM
I actually agree with the sentiment that a supermajority of Dems would be “bipartisan”…
Considering that the definition of “bipartisan” that Reid, Obama, Pelosi, Bush and McCain ascribe to is: Democrats get their way and Republicans get the shaft
Rogue on October 28, 2008 at 8:03 PM
Maybe she meant “buy partisan.”
Terrie on October 28, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Heh.
Jaibones on October 28, 2008 at 8:05 PM
what did the congressional polls look like going into the 2002 election?
jp on October 28, 2008 at 8:05 PM
That’s like saying, taking the guns from the sheep will make the two wolves go on a diet.
Tim Burton on October 28, 2008 at 8:05 PM
One day all her plastic surgery will snap like an old gum rubber band.
profitsbeard on October 28, 2008 at 8:07 PM
Hillbuzz has a story up about the Khalidi farewell dinner video that might be related to Ace’s mysterious disappearing post from a few hours ago.
Terrie on October 28, 2008 at 8:08 PM
bloggless on October 28, 2008 at 7:54 PM
I think Hillbuzz is referencing some stuff Ace said was going to drop tomorrow (Promises, promises)
The photo on the front page is here:
http://www.israpundit.com/2008/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/obamasaid.jpg
It links to a great American Spectator article. Obama and Michelle are with Edward Said and his wife.
dish on October 28, 2008 at 8:11 PM
Of course, the photo I mentioned in the previous post doesn’t show who Mrs.Obama is sitting next to…
dish on October 28, 2008 at 8:12 PM
She meant “buy partisan”…..as in all the pork barrel projects they will be able to purchase by raising our taxes.
Forget a “bridge to nowhere”, we may soon be entering the twilight zone of a “country to nowhere”.
albill on October 28, 2008 at 8:13 PM
“Bi-partisan” means unfettered abortion on demand, the end of union elections, assaults on the 2nd amendment, increases in taxes on business followed by a increase in the unemployment rate followed by unlimited UI benefits, more legislating from the bench, a deep recession and, gerbils for all courtesy of Barney.
Gohawgs on October 28, 2008 at 8:13 PM
Yeah, AP’s psychic reading is correct.
Pelosi means that a super majority in the House will force the Republicans to shut up and take their lumps. No more need on her part to try and entice moderate/liberal Republicans over with the resultant backlash from the leftwing in the Democratic Party.
Remember reading about those glory days of comity and bipartisanship during the Bob Michel and Everett Dirksen years?
So does Nancy.
SteveMG on October 28, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Its that new Obama socialist math, less is more. Way to go Nancy…u da bomb!
dmann on October 28, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Can we hope to split the majority between the libs and the more conservative democrats?
Or am I just nucking futs?
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 8:17 PM
She’s right. “Bi-partisan” is usually understood to mean contentious between two parties. It will be very contentious between the parties, though the GOP will be powerless to do anything about it. What she meant to say was “non-partisan”, which is usually the ‘good’ way of describing working in a beautiful la la land together.
progressoverpeace on October 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Total control. Our way or the highway. After all, that’s the very definition of bipartisanship to a liberal. Just ask McCain.
Fletch54 on October 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Just when I think she can’t be any more idiotic she surprises me. Once again I overestimate her.
Hammerhead on October 28, 2008 at 8:19 PM
bipartisan, collegial… it is only words. The inmates are indeed running the asylum.
d1carter on October 28, 2008 at 8:20 PM
Nancy: ‘You are growing sleepy…your eyes are getting heavy…when you awake…all will be bipartisan…there is nothing to fear…there is no danger here…all is well.’
.
Psych!
dont taze me bro on October 28, 2008 at 8:22 PM
Are you serious?
neuquenguy on October 28, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Depends on how big a majority she gets. If it’s like we have now, yeah, on many issues. Those Blue Dogs come from conservative areas and if they stray too far, they could find themselves in trouble come 2010–unless legislation is passed to increase the number of registered Democrat voters through amnesty or something similar. But, if she gets a big enough majority, it won’t matter.
Matt Helm on October 28, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Um…this is scary…read this:
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/
Mommypundit on October 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM
If McCain wins, Pelosi will still need some Republicans to override vetoes. She probably won’t get many takers.
Steve Z on October 28, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Mommypundit on October 28, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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Not as scary as that Nancy video.
dont taze me bro on October 28, 2008 at 8:27 PM
Reember, y’all…she’s trying to save the planet.
Why should our little Nancy not get what she wants, such a saint is he…
Harry Schell on October 28, 2008 at 8:30 PM
I have Inigo Montoya at the top of my blog and I’ve borrowed one of his key lines: http://cann0nba11.wordpress.com
cannonball on October 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
OT:
One of the cooler movies EVAH!
pugwriter on October 28, 2008 at 8:31 PM
We deserve this.
Cardiganfox on October 28, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Pelosi is a disgusting wench.
csdeven on October 28, 2008 at 8:34 PM
That she even has any power is just so wrong.
sheesh on October 28, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Ok, then will someone please explain WTF the first painful “stimulus” package was for?! Was it a personal gift for all the dems? What the hell!.
4shoes on October 28, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Well, the democrats have ALWAYS believed that the term bipartisan means completely agreeing with them, without reservation, on absolutely everything.
While MY definition of a bipartisan Congress has always been:
“Look out citizens! More stupid laws limiting freedom and more taxes.”
Pretty much the same definition though, really. Nancy’s idea of bipartisanship is the cause, my definition merely reflects the effect.
Bipartisanship among the Washington elite is something to be avoided, not sought.
LegendHasIt on October 28, 2008 at 8:38 PM
How can you get a car moving faster when you remove gas from the tank? That`s exactly what they`ll be doing.
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 8:39 PM
I attended a meeting with Lamar Smith (R-TX) today and he is of the mindset that Obama will win. When I expressed my concerns about a super majority he agreed that it is possible, and in fact, the Dems only really need 57-58 in the Senate because they can usually get 2-3 Republicans to vote with them. This concerns me.
However, when I asked him what we as citizens could do to prevent the Dems from taking the country hard left, he said 1) VOTE, and 2) repeatedly contact politicians. Faces, emails, phone calls, they all matter. Form letters are discounted, individual letters and calls mean much much more. He said even just a couple of dozen letters can make a difference. In his case, he gets a list of the top five issues his constituents are contacting him about every week. Therefore, it doesn’t take much to get his attention.
BE ACTIVE! Send faxes, make calls. Get an eFax account and use it. We can still win this, and we can fight the good fight if we don’t!
cannonball on October 28, 2008 at 8:44 PM
Congressional Races 2010: Plan of Action.
Fund raise and support conservative democrats to challange the liberal. If we get them in contention, we`d have a better chance at steering the congress from going totally left and off the cliff, no matter who wins. Target southern and Rocky Mt. states.
Just throwing wet noodles against the wall to see if any stick.
ThePrez on October 28, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Nope, because then they’ll start executing the moderate Democrats.
Always happens in revolutions.
irishspy on October 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm……………… no thanks.
…………. I just want her to wake up on November 5th, blinking wildly, trying to answer the question as to why Sen. McCain was elected President, but also how the Democrats lost the Majority in the House, and Senate.
Seven Percent Solution on October 28, 2008 at 8:46 PM
Doh!
Normally I don’t truck in idle gossip or wishful thinking, but this week I’ll make an exception.
Terrie on October 28, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Bipartisan is DC code for, “Don’t rock the boat.”
- The Cat
MirCat on October 28, 2008 at 8:54 PM
Nancy and company are mentally off balance, a GOP win would spin her right off the cliff!
CH on October 28, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Ah, but the man he was speaking to was Sicilian. One that was quite flippant about death, and rather more impressed with his own intelligence than he had any right to be.
Count to 10 on October 28, 2008 at 9:02 PM
Spread the wealth, Makers vs Takers. I wonder which one Nancy Pelosi is…What was the last thing she made?
http://sarah-palin-2008.blogspot.com/2008/10/spread-wealth-around.html
Dr Evil on October 28, 2008 at 9:11 PM
A self made woman who quit work too early.
Seriously, once they jackhammer the foundation of this country, the Constitution, then gag talk radio, then of course the boot lickers will have no contentiousness to report on.
Medication time.
pistolero on October 28, 2008 at 9:12 PM
Mr. Pelosi. Against his wishes.
pistolero on October 28, 2008 at 9:13 PM
I just voted in an AOL presidential poll.
Results: McCain 68% Obama 32%
Dr. Conservative on October 28, 2008 at 9:18 PM
Where’s Penn and Teller when ya need ‘em?
scrubbiedude on October 28, 2008 at 9:20 PM
Save us from these sideshow freaks.
RobCon on October 28, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Roger Waters?
ManlyRash on October 28, 2008 at 9:30 PM
Ummm… right… that isn’t going to happen, as much as I wish it would.
Republican on October 28, 2008 at 9:34 PM
I mean the House and Senate.
Republican on October 28, 2008 at 9:35 PM
What is there to discuss?
Old Hippie Vet on October 28, 2008 at 9:35 PM
“Hold us accountable”!
“Most Bi-Partisan”!
9 Per Cent Approval Rating!
“Most Ethical Congress in history”!
Now,the most powerful women in all 7 Seas,and in
all the Universes that the Hubble telescope can see,
that has had the most corrupt,do nothing house ever,
would like the American voters once again trust the
Liberal(Socialist)Party!!
“It just might take a Women to clean the House”!
Say NO to the Kool-Aid!
Say NO to Pelosi!
canopfor on October 28, 2008 at 9:45 PM
I’ll be happy with McCain as President right now. Then we can get to serious work about changing Congress in 2010. One battle at a time…
Matt Helm on October 28, 2008 at 9:49 PM
I cannot “click to watch” because just the thought of watching this witch makes me sick. I detest the sight of her. The woman is a complete idiot.
UnEasyRider on October 28, 2008 at 9:55 PM
Eyeocane (sp?)
It wouldn’t work on us!
Domino on October 28, 2008 at 10:08 PM
You know what would make Congress more bipartisan??
If a house fell on you and someone ran off with yer Ruby Slippers…
Hag…
BigWyo on October 28, 2008 at 10:09 PM
Isn’t there a long unused senate and house chamber in Richmond, VA?
Maybe the Reps could use it as a sorta practice field for when they are in DC.
Limerick on October 28, 2008 at 10:11 PM
No, that’s not it – it’s better than that. Consider it strike three.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Checks and balances–so disruptive!
PattyJ on October 28, 2008 at 10:34 PM
Hillbuzz has a story up about the Khalidi farewell dinner video that might be related to Ace’s mysterious disappearing post from a few hours ago.
Terrie on October 28, 2008 at 8:08 PM
Now we have the internet police? That totally sucks. Guess the Democ RATS are scouting the net. Hillbuzz is a cool site too.
sheebe on October 28, 2008 at 10:42 PM
Pelosi is so full of shi*. Bipartisan my a&&. (_|_)
sheebe on October 28, 2008 at 10:44 PM
So, how wrinkly do you think Mizzzz Pelosi would be without all that plastic surgery? This much, perhaps?
ErinF on October 28, 2008 at 10:45 PM
Can I just stick a hose in my mouth and turn on the faucet?
gawd.
Is this lady crazy? They just really wanna f* the place up dont they?
johnnyU on October 28, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Shall we take up a collection and buy this hag a dictionary? She could also look up words like mandate and if we get a nice one, might even have the definition of the phrase blue dog.
Vashta.Nerada on October 28, 2008 at 11:42 PM
How likely is it to happen and when can we expect it?
Queen0fCups on October 28, 2008 at 11:53 PM
I suspect you’re correct. In much the same way that Obama uses the word “fair” to mean “confiscatory” and “spreading the wealth” to mean “destruction of wealth.” The difference is that Obama knows he’s lying; she’s too stupid to know what them great big words like “bipartisan” mean.
Pavel on October 29, 2008 at 12:06 AM
She was just confused, and thought “bi-partisan” meant “twice as partisan.”
theregoestheneighborhood on October 29, 2008 at 1:00 AM
………… It’s hard to imagine, isn’t, but just think….. believe……… and pray.
………………. What a Wonderful World it Could Be?
Seven Percent Solution on October 29, 2008 at 1:13 AM
“give us absolute control of your lives…then the decision will be made for you.”
Black Adam on October 29, 2008 at 2:55 AM
Nancy hopes some
idiotmoderate voters will be persuaded with this Orwellian nonsense.A Rodney King beating is too good for this woman.
Right_of_Attila on October 29, 2008 at 3:15 AM
So we may win the prize.
And still lose….?
What of the other races, for the house, the senate?
Kini on October 29, 2008 at 3:49 AM
Refuse to watch that cheese-encrusted harpy. But I never doubted for a minute that “bi-partisan” always meant one-party control of the federal government to them. That whole freaking party is long past it’s “best used by” date.
SKYFOX on October 29, 2008 at 5:28 AM
We have seen this before from bloviating despots like Pelosi who see themselves as the Architects Of Change and instead are the Surveyors of the Same Old Same Old. Funny thing is, they never seem to last very long.
pilamaye on October 29, 2008 at 7:20 AM
Makes sense. The media has always defined bi-partisan as Republicans helping to pass the Democratic agenda.
MarkTheGreat on October 29, 2008 at 7:41 AM
Does she possibly mean both houses will be in sync?
OldEnglish on October 29, 2008 at 8:00 AM
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