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Pelosi: Democrats in Congress are in a battle for the very soul of our nation!
email | 03/22/2005 | Nancy Pelosi

Posted on 03/23/2005 2:49:53 PM PST by Jim Robinson

Democrats in Congress are in a battle for the very soul of our nation with Republicans whose arrogance and abuse of power have made a mockery of Congress. As House Democratic Leader, I should know.

We must ask ourselves, do we want to adopt corruption, indifference to suffering, and contempt for democracy as American values? Will we allow the progress America has made over the past five decades under Democratic leadership to be erased in a few short years by an extreme right-wing Congress run amuck?

The Republicans in the House of Representatives, Senate, and White House are awash in scandals involving everything from bribery and intimidation on the House floor to vicious attacks on America's most vulnerable. Are these the "moral values" that the Republicans like to crow about?

They are not my moral values.

This morning, my fellow House Democrats and I signed the Pact for Progress, a simple statement of unity in defense of the American ideals and democracy we cherish. I ask you to join me today as a Citizen Co-sponsor of this Pact in a strong statement that we will not stand by as Republicans try to turn back the clock on all that America has accomplished as a nation:

http://www.democraticaction.org/pact

The Republicans' arrogance and abuse of power have risen to new heights in this 109th Congress. Never before has the institution of the House of Representatives -- which is supposed to represent all of the American people -- been used so cynically by one party to protect its own power.

Here are just a few examples of Republicans' abuse of power...

The Assault on Social Security. Social Security is the most popular, most successful government program in history, and now the Republicans are attempting to turn this cornerstone of the New Deal into a raw deal for millions of Americans by privatizing it, which would slash benefits by more than 40 percent while adding trillions to the debt. A new study from Yale University informs us that 71% of recipients would likely lose out through privatization, and yet Republicans charge on without a care.

A Reverse Robin Hood Budget. President Bush and House Republicans are pushing a budget that will shortchange housing, education, and veterans, while heaping even more tax cuts on the extremely wealthy and handing out sacred lands that belong to all of us as prizes to their political contributors in the oil industry. Nowhere is our government's morality tested more starkly than in the hard numbers of the federal budget, and this year's proposal fails this test miserably.

http://www.democraticaction.org/pact

The Gutting of Medicaid. President Bush and House Republicans have targeted the social program providing the most basic health care to struggling Americans, with a staggering $40 billion cut that will have repercussions for virtually every state in the union. The Republicans hope to dismantle our great social contracts, destroy our very moral fabric, and make America into a country that leaves its most vulnerable destitute -- even as tax giveaways for the super rich are given the highest priority.

Leading an Unethical Government. Judging by the steady stream of scandals revolving around Republican House Leader Tom DeLay, involving everything from bribes and intimidation on the House floor to junkets paid for with millions in extorted casino money, ethics must somehow be the opposite of moral values. This comes after three separate ethical condemnations last year and the looming threat of indictment for shady corporate fundraising in Texas. But rather than curtail his corruption or humble himself, Tom DeLay and his loyal rubberstamps in Congress have simply rigged the ethics rules to protect him and purged from the Ethics Committee the Chairman, Members and staff who held him accountable last year. The American people do not conduct their lives in an ethical vacuum, and our Representatives should not either.

These are not my moral values and I am sure they aren't yours either. In fact, they're an affront to the values of tens of millions of Americans who believe their government should work for all -- not just the well connected and the very wealthy. We are for progress, we are for REAL reform, and we will not tolerate attempts to turn back the clock on our beloved country and our democracy

In the last Congress, House Republicans became the most arrogant, unethical and corrupt majority in modern Congressional history. Tragically, this profoundly immoral behavior is continuing without a pause in the first few months of this Congress.

Please be a Citizen Co-sponsor for the Pact for Progress and stand with us:

http://www.democraticaction.org/pact

Thank you so much, and I look forward to fighting along side you.

Sincerely,

Nancy Pelosi Democratic Leader


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beyondstupid; gopiddlepelosi; greatvallyhoorah; pelosi; pieceofwork
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To: Jim Robinson
Oh Nancy my beloved leader. I am so afraaaaaaid. What can I do to help?

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

BTW the Nancy, don't be talking about souls in your speeches. It's too close to mandating a State religion doncha know.

21 posted on 03/23/2005 2:55:20 PM PST by Enterprise (President George W. Bush - the leading insurgent detergent.)
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To: Jim Robinson

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


22 posted on 03/23/2005 2:55:34 PM PST by SE Mom (God Bless our troops.)
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To: wrathof59
"Pact with Progress?

That sounds like some tired old Grey Flannel Suit-era city development ad.

23 posted on 03/23/2005 2:55:49 PM PST by steenkeenbadges
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To: Jim Robinson

Ain't she sweet!


24 posted on 03/23/2005 2:55:54 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Echo Talon

Naaaaaaaaaaaaw...let her talk,let the ALL talk, they keep making things worse for themselves and their cherished goals.


25 posted on 03/23/2005 2:56:01 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Jim Robinson
I must graciously decline your invitation at this time Ms. Pelosi. However, when Hades freezes over and Playboy publishes your nude spread, I might consider it then.......I lied. It ain't gonna happen.
26 posted on 03/23/2005 2:56:08 PM PST by crazyhorse691 (We won. We don't need to be forgiving. Let the heads roll!!!!!!!!!)
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To: wrathof59
Pact is right! How appropriate during this battle of principalities and all. She chose the correct word, both wittingly and unwittingly.

The Warsaw Pact, a pact with the devil, and on and on.

27 posted on 03/23/2005 2:56:26 PM PST by AlbionGirl
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To: Jim Robinson

CALL NOW.. TELL THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF TERRI NOW.

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28 posted on 03/23/2005 2:56:35 PM PST by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
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To: Jim Robinson

What she calls a "soul" is nothing more than a hollow, formless shell that needs to sate itself upon the blood of human victims to achieve the mere shadow of a substance.


29 posted on 03/23/2005 2:57:04 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Nancy can't even win the battle with her eye makeup.


30 posted on 03/23/2005 2:57:09 PM PST by sierrahome (What's the Cuban national anthem? "Row, Row, Row Your Boat")
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To: Jim Robinson

"We must ask ourselves, do we want to adopt corruption, indifference to suffering, and contempt for democracy as American values?"


This is so sad but so very funny, hearing a liberal ask this question.


31 posted on 03/23/2005 2:57:35 PM PST by Just mythoughts
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To: Jim Robinson

She's evil


32 posted on 03/23/2005 2:57:38 PM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR)
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To: Jim Robinson


Pelosi, seen here after just selling her soul for more plastic surgery.
33 posted on 03/23/2005 2:57:47 PM PST by GunnyHartman (Allah is allah outta virgins.)
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To: Jim Robinson
Cries from the Ash Heap!! Don't you have to have a Soul before you can Battle for it??? Go get your face tightened again Lola.

Pray for W and Our Troops

34 posted on 03/23/2005 2:58:18 PM PST by bray (Iraq, freed from Saddamn now Pray for Freedom from Mohammad)
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To: Blurblogger

"woe unto those with the stretched face and unblinking eyes".


35 posted on 03/23/2005 2:58:59 PM PST by CaptSkip
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To: Jim Robinson
Democrats in Congress are in a battle for the very soul of our nation with Republicans whose arrogance and abuse of power have made a mockery of Congress. As House Democratic Leader, I should know.

Yes Nancy, you should know. Arrogance and abuse of power have been the very cornerstone of Liberal politics for decades. How does the saying go? Oh yes, "takes one to know one".

36 posted on 03/23/2005 2:59:14 PM PST by Reaganesque
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To: Darksheare
And is it me, or does Pelosi look perpetually surprised?

Old Popeye? She had one facelift too many. I wonder how she sleeps without being able to close her eyes.

37 posted on 03/23/2005 2:59:24 PM PST by Bernard Marx (Don't make the mistake of interpreting my Civility as Servility)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
Dear Nancy. You are a left-wing anti-american fascist. You want our freedoms destroyed and replaced by a left-wing dictatorship just like your God Stalin.
38 posted on 03/23/2005 2:59:55 PM PST by YOUGOTIT
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To: nopardons
This woman irritates me, brings back bad memories of when I had chiggers on my private parts. >:|
39 posted on 03/23/2005 2:59:56 PM PST by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com)
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To: Jim Robinson
DeathoCrats, one and all!!
40 posted on 03/23/2005 3:00:51 PM PST by technomage
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