Move along. Nothing to see here.
Posted on 03/29/2007 12:13:28 PM PDT by CaptRon
It's hard to believe, but that's what we're hearing from Capitol Hill. A resolution has been proposed in the House of Representatives that condemns Iran for the seizure of British sailors and marines, expresses support for our British allies. It's hard to see anything controversial in that. But apparently, the resolution has languished all week while Pelosi refuses to allow it to come to the floor.
Earlier today, Congressman Eric Cantor wrote the following letter to Pelosi:
Dear Madam Speaker: Fifteen kidnapped British marines and sailors recently became the latest victims of a systematic Iranian campaign of terror and international defiance. The illegal seizure of the British forces is a signal that Iran views us as powerless to prevent it from realizing its aggressive ambitions.
For the sake of our standing in the world, our allies and most importantly the 15 British personnel and their families, I urge you to bring H. Res. 267 to the floor today before we adjourn. The resolution calls for the immediate and unconditional release of the British marines and sailors. It would also call on the U.N. Security Council to not only condemn the seizure, but to explore harsher sanctions to counter the growing Iranian threat.
A Republican Congressional staffer writes:
It is simply staggering to me that Pelosi refuses to stand beside America's closest ally. I literally would not have thought this possible, until I saw it this week.
Staggering, indeed. We'll see what happens this afternoon.
Tell it to Chuck Hagel's voters.
She's too busy working on the Earth Day Proclamation and Al Gore's DC concert.
No, it isn't.
She is standing by her party's allies, Iran.
Their about to take their Spring Break. Can't let anything stop that.
Beat me to the post...I just saw this and as much as I would like to, I can't say it is a surprise at all. Pelosi, Murtha and the left wingers have taken over the Democratic Party. She is so afraid that people will see that we are not the enemy in the Middle East that she can't even bring herself to do the right thing in this obvious case of Iranian aggression. Have you no shame at all Madame Speaker?
UGH! This women grates on me every day she is the speaker...can we PLEASE win some elections (with some solid conservatives)!
Just expanding on your theme.
Must be that Iran has a thriving tuna business and wants to be exempt from minimum wage laws.
We predicted this yesterday.
The leftists are all too willing to ensure Geneva Convention protections for the jihadists but not for our allies.
Bump to the truth.
Actions speak louder than words. The actions of the Democrat leadership are the actions of someone supporting the people that want us dead and the people that want to cause disruption in the world.
Blue collar non moonbat Dem voters should be ashamed to support their leaders.
Actually most in the middle east are socialists of one form or another.
They are all cut from the same cloth and she and hers support thier fellow travlers.
Keep working on that rope Nancy. Bwahahaha
"Elections have consequences."
I read on Free Republic last year that it would be good, for Republicans to get beat. To lose.
I read it didn't matter which party held the majority.
Because she is a traitorous bitch.
I loathe this woman's reign in the House.
I loathe anyone who voted in such a manner as to make her ascendancy possible.
I consider them to be traitors and they should be treated as such.
And, I taunt everyone I have ever heard express favorable feelings for "the first female speaker" as frequently as possible by mocking the muckhouse she has turned our Congress into.
She is not only an embarrassment, she is an abomination.
/rant over...temporarily
I have the House coverage on now...I am going to watch and see if that resolution is brought up.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
Looks liike they are back to the Clinton days of just ignore it and it will "hopefully" go away.
"Elections have consequences."
Tell that to the Leaders of the Republican Party that refused to lead, refused to fight and acted like their democrat counterparts.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat???? She refuses to stand by our brave men and women in Iraq and you can't believe that she won't stand by our closest ally? Is it any wonder why we Republicans lost both Houses of Congress. Start growing some big ones you Republican politicians and the aides that serve you or this country can bend over and kiss its a$$ goodbye.
Nothing is ever their fault.
This socialist (communist) nitwit has no respect for our Country. When will the conservative Republicans and Americans realize that we are in a civil war here at home. The very Constitution has been subverted and is almost unrecognized.
As I said before. nancy reached her Peters Principle peak when she was a Mayors daughter. She is in way over her head now.
Balls on. You can't repeat that message enough.
And today's consequence, boys and girls, is that the freak-show Leftist now running the US House of Representatives is so fulled with rage and hatred toward our President that she simply cannot stand to allow him even the minor victory of offering moral support to a vital ally in the War that she is clamoring to lose.
Nancy Pelosi and her fellow surrenderistas are scared to death that the detested "Repugli-pukes" might obtain public support for their "dangerous", "militarist" view of Iran as being a threat to the US.
Just because Iran seized British vessels outside their territorial waters and kidnapped its sailors and paraded them in front of the cameras to humiliate and embarrass them. Gee: it's not like the Geneva Convention outlaws that sort of thing. Oh: it does outlaw that sort of thing? Well, "that's too bad", say the Democrats. "We've got more important things to do, like setting surrender dates for our troops in Iraq". After all, it's not like Iran has done this sort of thing before...
Worse than idiots; today's Congressional Democrats are dangerous idiots.
Elections have consequences.
Those are not my words. They are from the article on Powerline, like it said at the top of the post.
Hope this story sweeps through the blogosphere. It ought to.
It's from Powerline, which is widely read.
She can't afford to let this escalate. If it does, people will start to get upset the Dems are not supporting the troops more, and start remembering Bush has been our bulwark against these types.
Rush said it best. The dems can't allow victory, because they are too heavily invested in defeat.
Bump!
The dems are salivating with power. They are unable to hide any longer the fact that they hate Western Civilization, the USA, its allies, and love the jihadist and other leftist dictators in the world.
If there is ever a dem president elected, we'll see a mad rush to full-fledged communism.
Yes, I know, and that's why I'm really expecting it to make its way through the blogs. I would imagine all the big bloggers will see it soon and draw attention to it.
I think it would be a significant embarrassment to the Dems if the resolution languishes without a vote through the recess.
BTTT
Ain't THAT the truth. Ugh.
http://www.speaker.gov/contact/
I sent the Speaker a "friendly" letter. Here's a link for anyone interested.
Tell that to the Leaders of the Republican Party that refused to lead, refused to fight and acted like their democrat counterparts.
That doesn't strike me as much of a defense, when the difference between Republicans and Democrats could not be clearer in a moment like this.
The GOP could raise millions if they held a lottery to see who gets to be her official hangman!
LOL, I'm sorry if you thought I was attributing those words to you, I was remarking to the idiot that uttered that nonsense. Where the hell has he been for the last 4 decades is what I want to know.
Current line of succession for office of President of the United States, as specified by the Presidential Succession Act of 1947:
1) Vice President of the U.S. and President of the Senate
Dick Cheney
2) Speaker of the House of Representatives
Nancy Pelosi
3) President pro tempore of the Senate
Robert Byrd
Nancy Pelosi's henchmen have been successful in indicting Scooter Libby on perjury charges, and are conspiring to remove Attorney General Gonzalez from office. Is anyone sensing a trend? These are merely guages to see if they can proceed to deliver the coup de grace:
Impeachment and removal of both President Bush and Vice President Cheney for their handling of the Iraq War, with a side order of war crimes against humanity.
Then the Screecher of the House, Madam Pelosi becomes President of the United States.
Forget about the 2008 Elections - I sense we're witnessing a coupe.
That of course would be a "COUP" - lol
Nobody will get upset with the Democrats as long as the Dems keep the welfare/pork gravy train flowing. We'll get government health care for the same reason.
I just sent it over to NRO too.
PitifulPelosi is beyond words.
Oh my! This can't be true. Pelosi is the most hate filled person I have ever seen. Just watching her on TV, I expect her to blow a gasket one day and show the world her true self.
I just checked on Thomas and there has been no action on this resolution today.
My most fervent hope is for this traitor and her cohorts to have their heads all implode at the same time.
It's not a defense it's a fact.
Had they done their jobs we wouldn't be sitting in this predicament as it is.
Yeah yeah spare us the GOP whine.
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