Archive for the 'Pelosi' Category

Pelosi: No To Health Care Co-Ops

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Democrats, Health Care, House, Pelosi, Republicans, Senate

House Dems are bound and determined to make a public option their first priority, and I can understand why. This has been a long time coming and they’re convinced that only the federal government can compete with private industry.
But what she’s missing is the idea that Kent Conrad brought up…which is the public option may [...]

June 12th, 2009 | Permalink| 23 Comments »

Pelosi Vulnerable to a Coup?

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Democrats, House, Pelosi

Has the controversy surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s statements on torture made the Speaker vulnerable to a coup? John Feehery of Politico thinks so.
Feehery compares Pelosi to Newt Gingrich and Trent Lott, two former leaders in congress whose declining popularity intersected with controversial statements and resulted in political ouster. Pelosi is already a toxic name for Blue [...]

May 18th, 2009 | Permalink| 7 Comments »

Pelosi Claims CIA Deceived Her on Waterboarding

By Alan Stewart Carl | Related entries in Democrats, Pelosi, Torture

When it comes to waterboarding, the question now surrounding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is what did she know and when did she know it. Today, Pelosi claimed what she knew, at least at first, was a lie.
[T]he House’s top Democrat, speaking at a news conference in the Capitol, was unequivocal about a CIA briefing she [...]

May 14th, 2009 | Permalink| 13 Comments »