Pelosi Mocks Bush
One of my sources in DC sent me this little gem from Pelosi. Earlier today, President Bush met with most of the GOP House members at the White House. After the meeting, Bush met with reporters and stated that Congress is not getting its work done despite all the promises made and little to show for this year with few bills passed.
The president said Congress has “wasted time” on many different issues and an endless series of votes they knew were going to fail, (troops out of Iraq as an example) and Bush asserts its the first time in 20 years that no appropriations bills bills have been sent to his desk. He called that “a record to not be proud of.”
“Poor president,” says Nancy Pelosi in mock sympathy. “One would think that the president would take some pride in bipartisan accomplishments…he signed the bills!”
The speaker was responding to President Bush’s assertion this morning that congressional Democrats have “wasted valuable time on a constant stream of investigations” and not done the people’s work of passing legislation.
“No Mr. President. Your conduct of the war as been a waste of money,” Pelosi said sharply. “No bid contracts to Halliburton?.. We call that criminal,” she exclaimed.
She ticked off a list of bills that Congress has sent to the president and that he has in fact signed. 9/11 recommendations; student loan expansion, lobbying reform, etc. “Perhaps he has forgotten,” she said, again with the sarcasm.
“I think the president’s statement in many respects was a waste of time,” Pelosi concluded.
Pelosi was asked to respond to the president’s remarks this morning during an unrelated press conference.
— ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx