Ignoring Pelosi
By Michael J.W. Stickings
According to CBS News (well, The Politico -- whatever): "Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that [President Bush] did not consult her before announcing his new strategy for the war in Iraq, a sign that, despite the cozy rhetoric, the relationship between Washington's two powerhouses has already had its share of friction."
Oh, really. This is news?
Bush may smile that absurdly awkward smile when he shakes her hand on camera, he may congratulate her in public, he may have said all the right things about "Madame Speaker" in the State of the Union. But he doesn't like her. And he certainly doesn't want to consult with her about his plans for Iraq. This is Bush we're talking about. He doesn't want to consult with anyone, let alone the winners of an election that was essentially a repudiation of his war by a solid majority of the American people.
According to CBS News (well, The Politico -- whatever): "Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that [President Bush] did not consult her before announcing his new strategy for the war in Iraq, a sign that, despite the cozy rhetoric, the relationship between Washington's two powerhouses has already had its share of friction."
Oh, really. This is news?
Bush may smile that absurdly awkward smile when he shakes her hand on camera, he may congratulate her in public, he may have said all the right things about "Madame Speaker" in the State of the Union. But he doesn't like her. And he certainly doesn't want to consult with her about his plans for Iraq. This is Bush we're talking about. He doesn't want to consult with anyone, let alone the winners of an election that was essentially a repudiation of his war by a solid majority of the American people.
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
7:33 PM
1 Comments:
I'm sorry...I must have missed something in civics class.
You are saying that the person elected by the people of the United States of America to be president -- who is in charge of the executive branch of government, and is the commander in chief of the armed forces -- is supposed to consult with a legislative representative elected by her small district?
Um, not so much.
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