Pelosi 'enormously disappointed' in Obama

[Bill USA]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/226857-pelosi-enormously-disappointed-in-obama

In a rare break from President Obama, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) blasted the White House on Thursday for putting its weight behind the $1.1 trillion government funding package.

In a speech decrying the “cromnibus” on the House floor, Pelosi, the minority leader, noted that Republican defections have given the Democrats significant leverage in the debate and wondered why the White House wouldn't use that power to fight the conservative policy riders that have sparked the Democrats' outcry.

“I'm enormously disappointed that the White House feels that the only way they can get a bill is to go along with this,” Pelosi said. “And that would be the only reason they would sign such a bill that would weaken ‘a critical component of financial system reform aimed at reducing taxpayer risk.’ Those are the words in the administration's statement.”

Liberal Democrats are up in arms over two GOP amendments to the sweeping year-end spending bill. The first would undo parts of the Democrats' 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law; the second would allow wealthy donors to give a great deal more money to political parties.

...... Democrats in Senate should add a provision for free vacation trips for all Republicans to Western Iraq .

[sketchy]

1. This is from a year ago n/t

[Bill USA]

2. thnks for straightening me out! put an up-to-date budget battle article in its place

[sketchy]

3. You're welcome!

[brer cat]

4. By Mike Lillis - 12/11/14 03:50 PM EST

That was a year ago? My memory is so bad!

[bigwillq]

5. I'm more disappointed in Pelosi

Time for her to retire, imo.

[Blue Idaho]

6. She's not the only one.

Our President is predictably inconsistent - capable of doing enormous good and then backing the worst kind of Bankster cronyism and disregarding the very people he says he feels great compassion for - hard working Americans.

What will he make of his remaining years in office? Time will tell.

As for Pelosi - she is undeniably the best whip and vote counter in Congress.

[Bill USA]

8. yeah, like -- join half the Democratic Party.

[imthevicar]

7. Welcome to our world Nancy!