Posted on 08/26/2004 9:20:31 AM PDT by Pikamax
Calling President Bush's invasion of Iraq "a grotesque mistake," Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said in Las Vegas Wednesday that she can't understand why John Kerry has said he still would have "voted to give the president the authority to go to war" even had he known there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, Bush's original justification for war.
Labeling Bush an "incompetent" who didn't have the judgment, experience or knowledge to risk American lives in Iraq, the House Minority Leader then said she "can't answer" why Kerry continues to support a position that seemingly gives Americans little choice between the presidential candidates when it comes to the war in Iraq.
Asked why Kerry holds that position on Iraq, Pelosi answered "I don't know" in remarks that came after she appeared with Tom Gallagher at the Concorde Assisted and Retired Living Home near Eastern and Twain avenues. Gallagher hopes to be the Democratic candidate for Congress in Nevada's Third Congressional District, facing Republican incumbent Jon Porter in November's general election.
Chris Paulitz, press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Pelosi's critical remarks about President Bush are typical. She resorts, he said, to "gutter politics" when she "can't win on the issues."
Pelosi's lack of support for Kerry's position on the war is another indication that Democrats are not united behind their nominee's point of view on Iraq.
In their joint appearance, Pelosi and Gallagher discussed the cost of prescription drugs for seniors and how Democrats would work to make them more affordable.
Gallagher, the former head of a gaming company, faces Mark Budetich, Shanna Phillips, Rick DeVoe, Anna Nevenic and Ron Von Felden in the Sept. 7 Democratic primary.
Both Pelosi and Gallagher said they would work for new legislation allowing importation of less expensive prescription drugs from Canada and Europe.
"No one said the current drug prescription bill that Republicans worked so hard for is perfect," said Republican Paulitz. "But it is a great first step. What they're not telling you is that there is money in the current legislation to study how we can make sure that we import lower cost drugs that are safe."
It's called HILLIARY.
Wowwwww... His fellow dems sure are backing away from him right now.
(prettyprettypretty)
I love his Sledgomatic routine!
That says something about the Democrat Party.
Is that stark reality, or what?!
Ha Ha! This Gallagher guy is toast. Jon Porter (my congressman) is very popular here and his district encompasses the most conservative part of the LV valley. Ms. Pelosi is seriously wasting her time. I'm amazed they even bother reporting this crap.
She needs to just shut her surgically altered mouth.
Not to be catty, but I think Nancy's brain got cramped from too much plastic surgery.
Catty?
I'm for being catty.
Like the California Cougars that eat joggers, catty. ;)
I saw Pelosi last night on Ralston's TV show and was surprised the dems would send her in so early. Gallagher has dough, but he's running in a tough district and needs greater name recognition. Plus, they have nothing by the Democratic playbook to run against Porter. Jon has done a much better job in defining himself over the past two years in congress versus when he ran against Dario Hererra in 2002. Ahh Dario...what could have been (and thank goodness wasn't!).
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