After four years of holding the No. 1 spot in the blame book among Democrats in Washington, President George W. Bush has apparently come out the corner as a shining example of bipartisanship.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told the Washington Ideas Forum late last week that she has a “respectful relationship with Speaker Boehner” as they both come from working-class backgrounds and have large families.
She characterized, though, partisan gridlock as “a phenomenon of the last couple of years,” in a clear allusion to Tea Party influence.
“I have served in every possible way, as a minority leader under Republican President Bush, as Speaker under Republican President Bush, speaker under a Democratic president and a minority leader under a Democratic president,” Pelosi said.
“So I’ve seen every version of the story. And when George W. Bush was president, we accomplished a great deal together. We worked together on the biggest energy bill in the history of our country, taking tens of millions of cars off the road,” she continued. “He wanted — President Bush wanted nuclear, I wanted renewables. We came together. We came together on a stimulus package. He wanted tax rebates. I wanted infrastructure. He’s the president. … We were able to work together on the biggest AIDS, HIV/AIDS global initiatives ever. I mean he was just great on that issue. And there were other things as well.”
“So the idea that a Democratic president comes in and a Republican majority says to the president, never, does never work for you because that’s when we’re going cooperate, even when the president was saying what are your priories and how can we work together for those. …We had fierce differences on the Iraq War, for example, and that, but it didn’t mean that you didn’t find common ground other places.”
Pelosi said before coming to the forum, she addressed new members, both Democrats and Republicans. “And I told them some of this,” she said. “…That’s really what we have to get back to. The American people expect it. The American people deserve it. We know how to do it.”
“And it’s a giant kaleidoscope, Congress. One day, you and I may be on the same side of an issue and you two may on another side and the next day the two of you versus the two of us,” Pelosi continued. “It’s regional. It’s a lot of things. It’s conscience. It’s Constitution. It’s our constituencies. And it’s not always partisan.”
Didn’t Harry Reid make it very clear that if Romney won, that Democrats would in no way work with him?
“…they both come from working-class backgrounds…”
She and Biden must have the same comedy speech writers.
“…taking tens of millions of cars off the road…”
As we’ve all noticed.
If the President does not have to give the House or Congress deference on a budget why does the Senate have to give the President deference on appointments?
“We worked together on the biggest energy bill in the history of our country, taking tens of millions of cars off the road,” she continued.”
So her greatest achievement is destruction of wealth. Is it any wonder things are so frakked up?
Nancy Pelosi can shampoo my crotch. Her hypocracy clearly knows absolutely no bounds.
Hey Nancy, It was the “I won so get over it” speech Obama gave to the Republicans to start things off that set the tone.
Too late to walk back now.
– San Fran gran nan says — she is good Charlie Uncle Nan Tare (as JFK used to sat to Ben Bradlee).
Right! — Let’s get together to pass bills nobody’s read so we can find out what’s in’em. — Gotta hand it to her: she does have gall – in buckets.
“House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told the Washington Ideas Forum late last week…”
Oh DO tell… and what was NANCY PELOSI doing at the “Washington Idea Forum?”
Shopping?
“And it’s a giant kaleidoscope, Congress. One day, you and I may be on the same side of an issue and you two may on another side and the next day the two of you versus the two of us,”
“Kaleidoscopes” huh? Yeah…that’s swell.
So I guess that they didn’t have any ideas in her size, huh?
When these loons start talking bipartisanship you can only wonder what they really want. Your wallet? Not enough I suppose since they’ve instituted death panels and can have you offically ‘offed’ any time they think you’ve outlived your usefulness to them.
GWB – whether one likes him or not had some very polished people and negoiating skills. He was a rather wise fellow much like his parents and knew when he had to spend his political capital to win a fight and when he didn’t. Just consider Iraq and the Patriot Act if nothing else. He led the democrats to the “Yea” column each time and sometimes multiple time. He was a standup leader in front of the charge who gave his representatives in congress plenty of ammo and some twinkies if need be!