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February 07, 2009
Pelosi Wants A Quickie "Pass the Stimulus Bill"~ and Not Happy With Tax Cuts
Pelosi dismisses bipartisanship calls
In a statement sure to rile Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Friday dismissed calls for bipartisanship as “process” arguments extraneous to passing a stimulus bill — and warned Senate Democrats against slashing proposed increases to education spending.
Pelosi — speaking to reporters on the second day of her retreat with House Democrats at a swank Williamsburg, Va., golf resort — was clearly annoyed with Senate attempts to slash up to $100 billion in spending from the $819 billion package the House passed last week.
At the same time, she urged the need for speed in passing the package — and stopped short of saying that she’d insist on her demands during upcoming conference negotiations with the Senate.
“Washington seems consumed in the process argument of bipartisanship, when the rest of the country says they need this bill,” the California Democrat said, seeming to sweep aside the Obama administration initial desire to have broad GOP support for the plan.
“We must have a bill [quickly],” she said, in a clear message to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has spent the past two days wrangling with moderates who want to cut proposed education funding for the states by as much as $50 billion.
“These cuts are very damaging — [the House bill] was put together very carefully. ... The funding goes directly to school districts, they are stimulative because they maintain jobs instead of cutting jobs.”
Brad Dayspring, a spokesman for House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), said: “Her comment really makes one wonder whether she understands the concerns of not only the majority of struggling Americans seeking tax relief and job creation, but many members from her own party.”
Pelosi’s increasingly partisan tone comes a day after Obama stepped up his pressure on Republicans, who have sought to downsize spending and increase tax cuts. They have been joined in their efforts by a coalition of centrist Democrats in the upper chamber, led by Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson, who has criticized the House stimulus as wasteful and ill-targeted.
The speaker, who spent early Friday huddled with Democratic governors, reiterated her strong opposition to increasing tax cuts. In January, she convinced Obama to decrease the tax cuts in the package from about $300 billion to about $250 billion.
The new Senate cuts, if passed, “will do violence to the future,” said Pelosi, who is also pressing a reluctant Obama to repeal Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthy before they expire at the end of 2010.
Earlier, speaking behind closed doors, Pelosi exhorted her House colleagues to "sell, sell, sell" the stimulus package in their districts — cautioning that the next 72 hours will be critical to turn the tide of public opinion for or against the package.
She called Obama's counterattack on GOP stimulus foes last night a "fresh approach."
Education groups are flooding Capitol Hill with calls and e-mails to fight the push by Nelson and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins to slash about $50 billion from proposed new federal grants for state education aid.
The 3.2-million-member National Education Association, one of the biggest union backers of Democrats, has sent a letter to Senate Democrats threatening to lower their rating with the group if they vote against the original level of school aid funding.
"We strongly urge your opposition to the Nelson-Collins amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that would cut funding allocated for education. Votes associated with this issue will be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card for the 111th Congress," wrote NEA execs Diane Shust and Randall Moody.
Wild Thing's comment.........
Mad with power, motivated by hatred of America and Republicans and all she does shows how she really does relish in the destruction of our country.
Her Jet had to be bigger then anyone else so she could haul her idiot family to and from D.C. or where else they wanrted to zip off to.
Her trip to Syria she just had to make out of her hate for Bush and our troops. Trying to mess with what was going on during....DURING a war going on. TREASON!
Posted by Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 05:45 AM
Comments
I am sick of Nazi Peeloser! She has made the working woman look like a stupid idiot. This is why more women are NOT elected to positions of power. She is a spoiled rich Italian princess (probably with mafia ties) and is throwing a tantrum. But the big bad republicans won't vote for my ass backward plan--wahhh!!!! Daddy Obama, fix it!
I need my tax cuts. I am raising a family and having to pay a mortgage and many other things. I have precious little to give back to the government. My belly button is scraping my spine, as we say--they can't squeeze anymore out of me.
Posted by: Lynn at February 7, 2009 07:29 AM
I feel like I'm living in the world of chicken little. The sky fell twice already, once with the financial bailout and again with the auto bailout. Now chicken little obama is running around hollering the sky is falling, the sky is galling and it's like being in a democratic echo chamber run by pelosi and reid. Collins, Snowe and Spector are a disgrace if they support the Obama Syphillus package.
I agree with you Lynn.
Bob A.
Posted by: Bob A at February 7, 2009 08:54 AM
Sure she wants a quick passage, Pelosi is one of the authors of this nightmare plan. They all remind me of entering dark warehouse and flipping on the lights, the scum and vermin are all scurrying to hide from view with only the bigger rats remaining scurrying about. Since they no longer hide earmarks trusting minds are wondering if this weekend isn't being used to restore provisions stripped this past week. Before any vote they need to proof read this again. Preferably a no vote!!!
The closed door and the sealed lips are prerequisites to tyranny. Frank L. Stanton
Posted by: Jack at February 7, 2009 09:19 AM
Let me understand....she wants a "quickie"?
TomR, FRONT AND CENTER!!!!!
Posted by: Steve Gaston at February 7, 2009 10:09 AM
Pelosi is mad with power. She is the Godmother. She is not used to not getting her way. It sounds like she is not debating, she is threatening. She is telling the Senate what to do. These Democrats may just self destruct through power seeking in-fighting.
Steve Gaston, I owe you one, but I don't know where to find those fat girl porno pictures you like so well.
Posted by: TomR at February 7, 2009 01:21 PM
Is she due for another facelift ? She almost looks like a corpse or at least a couple of Botox injections. Its no wonder she wants a quickie, she prolly couldn't last for the duration so here's what we'll do for 'nan the man'.
we'll fix her with some drunken swabbie, from Treasure Island, and neither one will know what happened. When its all over he'll think he's been on a two day bender, and probably have the dry heaves during the 'short-arm' inspection and Nancy will think she's been 'round the world.
Posted by: Mark at February 7, 2009 01:37 PM
In her Hatred of this Country and her lust for power she and the rest of the socialist rats will destroy themselves. We'll then be left to pick up the peices and restore this Great Nation to Her Rightful Glory.
Posted by: JohnE PFC U.S. Army at February 7, 2009 04:19 PM
Steve, it looks like San Fran Nan already had a "quickie" and she should sue whoever did it to her as it is a disaster. Speaking of disasters, that is what this "quickie" stimulus bill is that is being rushed through Congress.
The problem with this whole stimulus thing is that no one is holding Obama and Congress to the criteria of defining what a stimulus is with a report card of specific results expected over what period of time. As I see it, a stimulus is a short term effort to jump start the economy into a growth that will sustain an improved standard of living for the country.
So, any stimulus bill coming out of Congress should be temporary and have an end date such as two years from now. There should be objectives such as how many "new" jobs will be created each month over the two year time period. The same for the amount of money required for banks to be made available as loans to stimulate consumer consumption of goods and also to provide new businesses with loans to create new jobs.
The public needs to know how much money in what tax cuts and how much money in spending with what specific measured and reported economic results Congress and the President are willing to put their jobs up against in the 2010/2012 elections.
Without a real report card all we are getting is one big Socialist government con job.
Posted by: Les at February 7, 2009 05:26 PM
Lynn, I agree so much, good expression, I never heard that one before.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:35 PM
Bob A., yes and I hope the Republicans know we are taking names too. They are getting thousands of emails about this too,letting them know we are seeing who will say yes or no on this.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:38 PM
Jack, haha I can see that happening, just like you said. Scurring away as the light comes on.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:40 PM
Steve Gaston, heh heh you two are so funny. I just read Tom's reply to you.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:44 PM
Tom, I sure hope they do.
"These Democrats may just self destruct through power seeking in-fighting."
LOL you and Steve have me laughing so hard.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:49 PM
Mark, Hahahahahhaa so funny.
I have been watching her skin hahaa not that it is important but it was sooooo tight, weird tight and we all kept thinking she had something done. I really believe it now to see her skin change so radically like this it probably wore off or whatever that stuff does.
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:52 PM
JohnE PFC U.S. Army, I think they will too. Well said!
Posted by: Wild Thing at February 7, 2009 07:56 PM
Please don't INSULT the Third Reich or Nazis!
Pelosi would be too.... 'PC' for der fuhrer?
Most Germans and Nazis WORKED and or fought, ja vol?
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at February 8, 2009 10:38 AM
