Posted on 07/26/2011 11:49:07 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Speaking to a crowd of union workers on Capitol Hill today, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi unloaded on Republican plans to lower the deficit through deep cuts to government services in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
Frustrations are running high in Congress with the default deadline rapidly approaching, and Pelosi spoke with a fire that suggested the endless debate over the debt ceiling is taking its toll on her patience.
"This isn't just about them saying we should reduce the deficit," she said, adding: "This is an excuse. The budget deficit is an excuse for the Republicans to undermine government plain and simple. They don't just want to make cuts, they want to destroy. They want to destroy food safety, clean air, clean water, the department of education. They want to destroy your rights."
Pelosi said that Democratic approach to the debt and deficit problem isn't just more balanced, as President Obama has said, but is aimed at improving the lot of the middle class workers she was speaking to.
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A Democrat without OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY to spend becomes completely powerless.
Dems are trying to swing the talking points to BLAME THE REPUBLICANS! Is anybody buying it?
When has NP ever sacrificed?
Notice how she is using the royal ‘we’.
Yeah, that's the point, it needs undermined to the tune of 14-15 trillion dollars.
Ms. Pelosi, WE HAVE TO PASS THE CUT, CAP AND BALANCE BILL TO FIND OUT WHAT’s IN THE BILL.
Nancy does a superb job representing her core constituency: hysterical post-menopausal witches.
Hey, Nan. When you and your rich, lib buddies inside and outside of Congress write nice, big donation checks to the federal government, let me know.
Why didn’t Nancy raise taxes when she was running the show and the Dems had huge majorities?
Don’t even get me started on Nancy and corporate jets...
That's a laugh. How many millions is Pelosi worth now?
They want to destroy your rights.
My rights don't cost a thing. Free as the air. Your insane bureaucracy on the other hand...that is VERY expensive.
Anybody else seen the new pro EPA ads about how the EPA prevents evil corporations from poisoning babies?
Oh she is just still ticked that she lost that taxpayer funded corporate jet with it’s millions of dollars of extra perk expenses to a bunch of tea party neanderthals (/sarc)
Awwh Nancy, did the mean old Republicans steal your jet?
I see a whole lot of people here on FR blaming the Repubs too.
A lot of folks are not seeing that if we can get through this thing without raising taxes it is a huge defeat for the left which is why Nancy is breathing fire, and it paves the way for future cuts.
I hope some on the right don't mess this up.
Will send Nancy this note tonight:
“Nancy, It seems we once again have a bill I don’t need to read. Seeing your hysterical reaction tells me it is exactly the right Bill for America. The attempt by you, Harry, and Barack, to destroy this Constitutional Republic, will simply have to go on hold.”
Go $50 million dollar lady!
Go $50 million dollar lady!
Tell it like it is.
Do I want to destroy the Department of Education?
Yup.
Dear Nancy,
Increasing the debt will increase inflation, the more money the fed prints the less it is worth. Higher gas and food prices are destroying the middle class.
The argument comes down to:
a)Less government spending will increase short term unemployment. Less government regulations will decrease unemployment. Private sector growth will far exceed government layoffs.
b)Higher taxes to pay for government spending will increase long term unemployment.
c)Raising the debt limit will increase inflation, cause increased unemployment and increased economic uncertainty
Well, Nancy which would you choose?
Well if she had said we were out to destroy useless government union jobs she would have been accurate.
This is just the usual phony pearl-clutching Nancy, Bernie Sanders and everyone on the hard left does when there’s a battle between themselves and the Republicans. Its just to make Obama look “centrist” and set up the next fight to beat up the conservatives.
“They want to destroy food safety, clean air, clean water, the department of education. They want to destroy your rights.”
That anyone takes this type of statement seriously is amazing. If I want to reduce the size and scope of government, how is it possible for that to lead to the destruction of anyone’s rights? The only risk to our rights is the continual growth in reach of government overlords....
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