Posted on 11/04/2009 10:02:04 AM PST by Pondo
Most House Democrats tried to put a good face on Tuesday's election results, saying they picked up two more votes for a sweeping health care bill that could be on the floor as early as Friday.
But it can't make Speaker Nancy Pelosi's job any easier as she works to corral those last holdouts she needs to approve the bill. Of course, the speaker, who told Politico recently she's "not big on showing weakness," brushed aside questions about how the election results would impact her final tally and instead trumped the two special election wins.
"From our perspective we won last night," Pelosi told reporters during a Wednesday morning photo opportunity. "We had one race that we were engaged in, it was in northern New York, it was a race where a Republican has held the seat since the Civil War and we won that seat, so from our standpoint, no, a candidate was victorious who supports health care reform, and his remarks last night said this was a victory for health care reform and other initiatives for the American people."
"So from our standpoint we picked up votes last night," a cheerful Pelosi said, "one in California and one in New York."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
No, she’s that deceitful.
That’s it Nancy!...just keep your head up your @#$!.....
The DID pick up another seat that will vote yes.
They DID pick up another seat that will vote yes.
From my prospective....we could really use more of this kind of Democratic “winning”. If there is anything we could do....to help make this “winning” a big deal in November of 2010....then we’d all like to help make that happen.
The California seat was already a D. Dumb as a box o’ rocks!
Really? And the so-called Republican in the 23rd who is more liberal than the Dem who won would have stood up against Pelosi?
Think again.
Queen Pelosi, Speaker of the Sewer. Hey Nancy, we’re going to drain your sewer next year. RAT and RINO waste will be flushed.
lol
News to Pelosi: One of those 2 seats was a Dem seat anyway. As for Owens, if he votes for Marxist care, he’ll be unemployed in a year and I think he’s smart enough to know that. So you gained no new votes there honey. Go have another facelift.
We’ll see how smug she is this time next year.
She voted for the Democrat in this particular election.
Pussolini is easily THE STUPIDEST human on the planet.
Nobody even comes close.
Nancy would have had this vote with Dede Scozzafava as well. Our only hope of her not getting this vote was Hoffman. In the long run it’s a win for conservatives because Owens is probably more moderate that Dede would have been.
Owens has to run again in less than a year. Let's see how much he falls in line with the Pelosi army.
Chances are the Repubs of New York will get their crap together and get a real candidate that can represent 23. Unfortunately Hoffman didn't have too much going; didn't live in the district, didn't know much about the district issues, didn't have much charisma.......That being said he did well for a late comer with no recognition or money.
I still can’t believe she’s running the country.
This is just surreal to me.
She really is that dumb. Without her talking points and staff to point her in the right direction, she is clueless. The seat in CA was always a Dem. seat. She probably ought not to count the one in NY as a yes on Health Care yet. If he does vote with her, he’s a sure gonner in 2010 (which will probably happen anyway).
I have to say I can’t wait for this b*tch to croke
“From our perspective we won last night,” Pelosi told reporters during a Wednesday morning photo opportunity. “We had one race that we were engaged in, it was in northern New York, it was a race where a Republican has held the seat since the Civil War and we won that seat, so from our standpoint, no, a candidate was victorious who supports health care reform, and his remarks last night said this was a victory for health care reform and other initiatives for the American people.”
This is BS.
New York’s 23rd congressional district
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_23rd_congressional_district#1843_-_present:_one_seat
Peter A. Peyser Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1989 Schenectady Redistricted from the 28th district
Michael R. McNulty Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993
vote it in, we vote you out
I sincerely hope that the Dems remain in their delusional state for another 12 months......i HOPE they spin it and continue to attack liberty and freedom. It will be better for us next year.
the worst thing that could happen is that they move to the center more quickly...we want to keep them just left/delusional enougy for a 2010 backlash. But hopefully there are a handful of intelligent Dems who will bring obango’s change to a grinding halt.
If Pelosi acturally believes (which is doubtful) that this was a Democrat victory, she’s psychotic.
“Republican has held the seat since the Civil War”.
Amazing how they keep stating this and it’s an out-and-out lie.
Yes.
And guess who's even dumber. Every single moron who voted for her (but that's everybody who voted for her). Scary, isn't it? There are lots of them out there. Fortunately we can outthink them.
“Pelosi Dimisses impact of New Jersey/Virgina (We Won Last Night)”
The Democrats, aided and encouraged by the MSM, live in a plastic pseudo-reality, where anything can be true and anything can be not true, dependent entirely on what they find to be convenient. More than just losing touch with their constituents, they’ve tuned out altogether.
Maybe her lights are out.
What is Dimisses?
Virgina
A democrat won in that district in NY in 1993. Maybe in Pelosi’s mind that is a hundred years.
She probably couldn’t even find those two states on a map, even if they were spelled out.
Delusional.
The Democrat didn’t win a majority. The Conservative + Republican tickets won a majority.
The seat falls to the minority Democrat due to incompetence of the RINO party. But that is no approval of 0bummerCare.
Group Think at it’s finest.
Remember Bagdad Bob, Minister of Information?
Pelosi is his first cousin.
Compared to her constituents? No.
I truly believe Owens won by Fraud. Hoffman has been ahead the whole time. This stinks!! CO
Do not post any vulgar obscenity like that again.
A shameless lie, and the MS is not about to correct it. The Dems held the seat from 1979 to 1993.
Don’t let Pelosi get under your skin. Her approval rating is down at 20%. Last year no one knew who she was but they sure as hell knew who GWB was. But now they finally know her and dont like her.
I am actually very fond of her now and hope she is still speaker in 2011. She is our best friend.
I saw her say Tuesdays election was a HUGE victory for democrats, anyone wanna bet that Pelosi can get a passing vote on Health Reform tomorrow ? Because I am betting failure, Because since June I have been calling this Democrats Stalingrad.
Tuesday’s election for NY-23 was just a rehersal for 2010...
The district’s voters know who Hoffman is now...
He wont have any trouble getting the GOP nomination and then winning in Nov 2010
That Democrat is just keeping the seat warm for him...
:)
That was some unfolded Drama. Listening to FNC and talk radio Hoffman had an easy win. I felt better when I realized that election is again in a year with the others.
Obama is on a death spiral, enjoy the ride. We havent had much fun until this year. The most fun I had in politics the past 20 years was bringing down Clinton in 1993-1994 with the young Rush-bo.
Rats are trying to make NY-23 good news for them. MSNBC Olberman is the best for that. Republicans NEVER win on that show. I would love to meet a lib that believes his show the next year.
Did you hear that that the US postal service issued a Pelosi stamp? They noticed that when people used them, the letters never arrived. They finally figured out that people were spitting on the wrong side....
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