Republican Unity Trumps Democratic Momentum - NYTimes -

[spanone]

nancy really didn't have a clue what she was getting into...

WASHINGTON — It was a picture-perfect start for Nancy Pelosi as she took the speaker’s podium last January in her tailored aubergine suit surrounded by children to emphasize her singular status as the first woman, mother and grandmother to lead the House.

What Ms. Pelosi did not know, as she beamed at her fellow Democrats cheering their return to power, was that the glum Republicans witnessing the tableau would remain persistently unified against her and her ambitious new majority in the legislative year ahead.

Defying expectations and surprising even themselves, Republicans were able to slow and sometimes halt Democratic momentum by refusing to break with President Bush and his war strategy, no matter how unpopular, and by resisting social initiatives, no matter how appealing.

“What is interesting to me is how the Republicans have stuck with the president,” said Ms. Pelosi, of California, looking back on her history-making first year capped by the president signing an energy bill that she declared as a top priority from the start. “I didn’t foresee that.”


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/washington/21cong.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print

[msongs]

1. a person with integrity would resign in light of his/her failures nt

[madokie]

9. you would think so

the democrats badly need a bold leader in both houses and have one in neither

[tekisui]

2. Alright, wake up, Nancy.

This is why you gotta be tough, and dirty.

IMPEACH!!!!

[underpants]

3. Sheesus serious someone up there hire me

for the love of God at least I can offer such salient advice as:

Bullshit call them on that bullshit!
&*%$ put it through anyway make them block it make that sack-of-suck veto the damned thing
etc.

[spanone]

8. that last paragraph sure makes nancy sound politically naive.

and my question is...now that you know the rethuglicons are willing to go down WITH the president, WHAT WILL YOU CHANGE????????????????????

[The Stranger]

4. Ah Nancy, we had hope and you had such . . .

potential. But the national sickness only gets worse, and it is with your blessing.

Even putting aside the damage they have caused the nation, look how they repaid you.

You covered for them and look how they repaid you.

How could you mislead us so?

[Xipe Totec]

5. Pyhrric victories

It will cost them dearly next November.

[OHdem10]

6. I say this with respect , but I feel compelled to say it.

This illustrates the difference between a real political party
and a collection of groups.

[babylonsister]

7. Care for some crow with that black eye, Nancy? You're NOT helping. nt

[spanone]

10. the republicons EVEN SURPRISED THEMSELVES....jeesh

[mmonk]

11. It's because they have nothing to fear from congressional democrats.

At least so far.

[walldude]

12. “I didn’t foresee that.”

Swell.. and you are the speaker of the house? And you got your political education from where?

[spanone]

13. rather naive for a career politician in the 'bu$h*' era....clueless might be the term

[walldude]

14. And clueless might be a little kind...

It's just like the Dems who insist they voted for the Iraq war because they believed that the smoking gun might be a mushroom cloud, I mean really, how many DU'ers bought that line of shit?