House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., admitted Thursday that she had underestimated the willingness of Republicans to stand behind President Bush’s Iraq policy despite the drubbing the GOP took in the polls in 2006.
“The assumption I made was that the Republicans would soon see the light,” she said. Instead, the minority stuck to the president’s war policy in the face of unrelenting pressure from congressional Democrats and powerful lobbying campaigns by anti-war groups.
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“That was a revelation to me, because I felt the American peoples’ voices were so strong and still are in this
regard that I hoped that with some compromise and reaching out there might be some change in direction,” Pelosi said. “But they are sticking with the president on this.”
One can only assume that Speaker Pelosi was surprised by the Republican behavior because it’s completely at odds with that of her own caucus, which seemingly buckles at the first hint that a policy position may be unpopular with 40% of the public.
You’d think that on issues (like Iraq) that are supposedly important to Congressional Democrats, they’d learn a few lessons from the GOP minority and try sticking it out on a position. But apparently that’s too difficult to follow.
I trust Ms. Pelosi now knows how surprised we are at the cowardice displayed by those we elected to straighten this mess out.
Waiting for Republicans to show some integrity are we?
LOL. I like the lady, but it seems she really doesn’t get it.