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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: DixieBelle on August 05, 2008, 09:12:43 PM
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California Democrat Nancy Pelosi may be trying to save the planet — but the rank and file in her party increasingly are just trying to save their political hides when it comes to gas prices as Republicans apply more and more rhetorical muscle.
But what looks like intraparty tension on the surface is part of an intentional strategy in which Pelosi takes the heat on energy policy, while behind the scenes she’s encouraging vulnerable Democrats to express their independence if it helps them politically, according to Democratic aides on and off Capitol Hill.
Pelosi’s gambit rests on one big assumption: that Democrats will own Washington after the election and will be able to craft a sweeping energy policy that is heavy on conservation and fuel alternatives while allowing for some new oil drilling. Democrats see no need to make major concessions on energy policy with a party poised to lose seats in both chambers in just three months — even if recess-averse Republicans continue to pound away on the issue.
“The reality is we will have a new president in three months, and what Bush and the Republicans are trying to do amounts to a land grab for the oil companies,†said one senior House Democratic aide involved with party strategy. “I don’t think we have to give in at all pre-election — we have many more options postelection.â€
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Democratic House aides say the energy agenda has been carefully gamed out in strategy sessions, and Pelosi always intended to take heat on gas prices while tacitly encouraging more vulnerable Democrats to publicly disagree with her and show their independence.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12304.html
Uh huh. :whatever:
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Anyone who didn't see this one coming can't see the obvious.
I am lovin' it.
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they've been double dipping in the bucket of stupid again! Pelosi is standing on her head!
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So this is all a grand plan being played out as envisioned months ago by the brilliant Ms. Pelosi. Yeah sure.
I think is very gratifying how the democrats think they are about to steamroll over Washington. They think they are about to relive the glory days.
They are about to fall on their asses. When the nation is mad at you and laughing at you at the same time, it ain't the season to be counting your unhatched chickens.
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Our Congress-moonbat is "at risk", but she's still pushing the "inflate your tires" crap.
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So this is all a grand plan being played out as envisioned months ago by the brilliant Ms. Pelosi. Yeah sure.
I think is very gratifying how the democrats think they are about to steamroll over Washington. They think they are about to relive the glory days.
They are about to fall on their asses. When the nation is mad at you and laughing at you at the same time, it ain't the season to be counting your unhatched chickens.
every article i see on energy issues lately has thousands of comments on them; and about 98 percent of those comments say "DRILL NOW" in them. i have to believe the American people have already decided who has to go this next round. And Pelosi's days are numbered.
anytime Dems run away, which seems to be their usual tactic, they get trounced at election time. this was a supremely bad move on her part and it will cost Obama the White House.
unless everyone inflates their tires and that pulls us out of this whole mess. :lmao:
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So this is all a grand plan being played out as envisioned months ago by the brilliant Ms. Pelosi. Yeah sure.
I think is very gratifying how the democrats think they are about to steamroll over Washington. They think they are about to relive the glory days.
They are about to fall on their asses. When the nation is mad at you and laughing at you at the same time, it ain't the season to be counting your unhatched chickens.
every article i see on energy issues lately has thousands of comments on them; and about 98 percent of those comments say "DRILL NOW" in them. i have to believe the American people have already decided who has to go this next round. And Pelosi's days are numbered.
anytime Dems run away, which seems to be their usual tactic, they get trounced at election time. this was a supremely bad move on her part and it will cost Obama the White House.
unless everyone inflates their tires and that pulls us out of this whole mess. :lmao:
"We cannot inflate ourselves out of this mess."
-Lord Undies, August 2008
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If that is her paln then she's dumber then a row of fence post. This idea is so stupid even Dr. Evil would laugh at it.
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"We cannot inflate ourselves out of this mess."
-Lord Undies, August 2008
I think Rush Limbaugh read this before his show today (and he didn't mention me).
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"We cannot inflate ourselves out of this mess."
-Lord Undies, August 2008
I think Rush Limbaugh read this before his show today (and he didn't mention me).
lately, any time i tune in to his show, I just expect to hear three hours of gleeful, stupifying laughter.. and nothing else.. :-)
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That's because Operation Chaos has yet to reach its conclusion.
Democrats--we stand on principles, unless we need to violate them to keep our power.