Demo Leader (Pelosi) Ready to Work W/ Bush (Weekly Demo Radio Speech)

WASHINGTON -- Days after her party lost congressional seats and the White House race, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi struck a conciliatory tone, saying House Democrats "stand ready to work with" President Bush in his second term.

The message from the House minority leader, speaking Saturday in the weekly Democratic radio address, was in stark contrast to the pre-election combativeness of late September when she used the same forum to call Bush's Iraq war a "grotesque mistake."

Now in the immediate aftermath of a bitterly fought election, Pelosi summoned Republican cooperation on initiatives she said both parties should support -- better jobs, health care and education.

She called for "more discourse and less discord" in the Congress but still pledged to not budge on issues where the two parties diverge.

"There are places where we differ, as well, and Democrats will stand our ground," Pelosi said.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-democrats-pelosi,0,5322755.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

and did I mention NO?

from a donkey to a beaten dog retreating with its tail between its legs.

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I'm beginning to think we need a real change. I would rather gamble and lose everything, than play this half-ass-ed (no pun intended)game. Sorry, I promised myself I was going to quit cursing, but that went out the window. I'm beginning to become sick of my own party and their wishy washy attitude.

walked out on Congress? They won't have any say on anything anyway?

We them the media might have to give in and cover this.

lets do it permanently again!What will happen when they do away with the filibuster.........any RW judgenut straight to SCOTUS

make a statement!

Don't tout the lie.

What the fuck is "as well"?

We're in deep shit, people!

possible. Keep OUR moral values of not going along with repuke policies designed to hurt average Americans. ANd do it proudly!

anyone ever heard of the Welsh?

Or perhaps it was Vlad the Impaler?

I get them so confused.

She can't say we don't give a damn and we intend to fight him all the way. Her statement should be taken with the same huge grain of salt as Shrub's laughable claim that he wants to heal the divide between his Fascist party and the Democrats.

say.."Good Luck, Nancy!"

WE know how this is going to turn out with Fascistbush at the helm.

I can't believe she means this any more than Whistle Ass means he's going to reach out to Democrats.

Be all nicey nice now, then when Bush pulls crap say 'oh well, we tried.'

will do anything to stay in office.

I bet she drives a hard bargain..but we shall see.

I thought she voted against the Iraq War Resolution..

And my feeling was that.."what else can you say to a monster?"..

Regarding her choice of words on bush..

We'll see what fresh hell bush has in store and how the Dems respond:(

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I saw her on one of the morning news shows this past week. She wasn't conciliatory. This story seems skewed. (Surprise.)

TYY

Either tell it like it is or get out. Dashcle is dead. We don't need another one in the House. Bipartisanship doesn't work! Get over it.

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Pelosi is about sincere as Bush is about reaching across the aisle. It's just words.

This is just to make us look gracious, so we are more plausible when we fight Bush's fascist agenda.

over every speech given by a Democrat. The point is not alienate the few Republicans in Washington who might side with us by immediately trashing all of them. Bush wants to pretend that he's making nice with the Dems, and the Dems are being just as two-faced and pretending that they're going along with it.

EVERYONE here knows Bunnypants is just blowing smoke when he talks about bi-partisanship. So Nancy is blowing some smoke of her own. We'll look better in the end.

I could sell you!She will work with them as she always has!

They already have been working with Bush...

How much more can Congressional Democrats move to the Right before, they are Repukes anyway...

I think she is playing it smart as long as she doesn't compromise when the rubber meets the road. We will see.

We missed a perfect opportunity to let the world know it is the democrats that are the team players. In both Kerry's and Edward's debates their opponent mentioned how troubled they were with the rifts. Both said the relationships were great in the beginning but they just didn't know what happened. * even almost sounded like he might consider it a shortcoming.......if he had any...

both * and Cheney walked right into it....exactly it was successful when the democrats were the majority. Once in the debate it should have been hammered home.

I'm not sure where you got the idea that she was a DLCer. :shrug:

I, too, would love to see that happen, but it would take a lot of Progressives putting their money where their heart is to get it done. Any ideas how?

I don't know what alternative anyone thinks she had. Should she stomp her feet and resign? Should she give us directions to an undergroud railroad to Canada?

Nancy Pelosi is responsible for a coalition of 126 NO votes on the IWR. Gephardt went to the Rose Garden for photos but does anyone remember how rebellious those votes were at the time?

I don't agree with her on a number of things but pitching a fit right now would be disastrous. We need her brains, her political skills and her committment to keep working for us. Three of our powerful Senators are already talking of bailing to run for governor.

When she calls for "more discourse and less discord", she's talking to the House REPUBLICAN leadership.

expected to try and find common ground.

However, this part of what she said is key: SHE... pledged to not budge on issues where the two parties diverge.

There you have it. Next.

eom

even if this statement was complete table dressing, i've grown weary of all this 'work together' talk from either side...if she really did mean it, the the gods help us

WE'RE NOT READY TO WORK WITH HIM SO SHUT THE FUCK UP

This is just part of the post-election ceremonial blather. I'd say we have a better chance of Paris Hilton entering a convent than the 'cans suddenly turning into bipartisan team players and Nancy Pelosi rubber-stamping their right-wing plans. The House GOP leadership doesn't even allow alternative amendments from the Democrats. There's been considerable acrimony, and I expect the new era of bipartisanship to last until Veterans' Day 2004.

the Dem leadership would think they had to get redder to win. What a bunch of DUMB FUCKS! The pubs will never vote dem, fuck them! Webster's -Liberal-(1)generous(2)not strict(3)tolerant(4)favoring reform. Doesn't sound like something to run from to me!

...no matter WHAT she does. Why? Because she doesn't have a penis to keep her brain in. And SHE should tell him to f*ck off - in a professional way, of course.

...is that it convinces rank and file Democrats that their leadership is just as corrupt as the Bushies. They have not only given in...but have agreed to turn a blind eye to Bush's* crimes against the state and humanity.

We haven't got the votes.
There's no such thing as a filibuster in the House.
(Not long for this world in the Senate either).
We've been gerrymanded into oblivion there.

it won't make any difference and we'll just be rid of one more bad guy Democrat.