Freshmen Dems beg Pelosi: Stop the spending

At a closed-door meeting with a small group of House Democrats late last month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heard gripes from members not happy about having to vote on a big spending measure at a time when many voters think government growth and deficits are out of control…

But this time was different: The malcontents were freshmen, many of whom have enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama’s agenda most of the way but now are choking on its cost…

“This isn’t just about the Blue Dogs,” Pelosi said in a conference call with liberal bloggers last week. “There is a very … changed climate in terms of the size of the spending, the investment packages that we are putting forth.”