Pelosi Shuns Those Who Worked with Republicans
by Big Dog on Nov 9, 2006 at 18:25 Political
Nancy Pelosi has the carpet picked out and the carpets being laid and now all she has to do is wait until January to take control of the House. Interestingly, there is all this talk about bipartisanship and working together, though no one in his right mind believes this. Pelosi has given the first clue as to how Republicans will be treated and what bipartisan really means to her in a few glimpses of how she will treat members of her own party. Remember, in a story during the campaign we were told that people know better than to cross her. Pfft, I would lay the smackdown on her so fast that she would be crying in the corner, but I digress.
Pelosi has indicated that people who cooperated with the Republicans will not be in line for any leadership positions in her House, a House she is more fit to clean than to run. This is her idea of cooperation. Anyone who worked with the Republicans will be in trouble with the new task master on the “plantation” (Hillary said it was OK to say).
Democratic Party sources said as House Speaker, Ms. Pelosi plans to block moves that would place hawks into important chairmanships. The sources said a key casualty would be Rep. Jane Harman, a six-term member of Congress who has cooperated with Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee.
“Nancy Pelosi wants total party discipline,” a source in the Democratic Party leadership said. “If you played ball with the Republicans during this session, then you’re not going to be given an important chair in the next session.” Insight
Nancy wants total party discipline which means what? Will they stand and give the Nazi salute or goose step into the House Chamber (it is kind of fun being able to use the Nazi references on them, turn about is fair play)? It is a poor example to set if the whole tone was a different direction and bipartisanship. Of course, when the Democrats said different direction they just meant the crap would now flow the other way. That is to be expected in American politics, as sad as it is, both sides do it. To take out anger on her own party is a new low and just shows that the donks are not as tolerant as they claim to be.
This should come as no surprise after the way the party treated Lieberman for being too close to Bush. He won and is now in the driver’s seat because he can do pretty much what he wants. Of course, Pelsoi can not screw with him because he is in the Senate and I don’t imagine the Dems in the Senate can screw with him too much either. Matter of fact, if I were Joe I would tell them I wanted to be the Senate President. If they said no I would tell the Republicans I will switch parties if I can be Senate President. Then they would be really screwed. With a one seat lead, Lieberman is in a great position.
Pelosi will enter like a lion and leave like a lamb. The Republicans are not in much of a position to do anything except have their president veto stupid bills. He probably won’t but that is another story. If she ticks off enough people in the House it is possible that when they vote on leadership she might just come up short. Now that, would be a new direction.
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