Posted on 11/06/2006 6:39:48 AM PST by seanmerc
(11-05) 04:00 PST Glenside, Pa. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi warned that a Republican victory Tuesday would prolong the U.S. involvement in Iraq another 10 years, as she embarked on a final push in a campaign that could make her speaker.
In an interview from her Capitol office, Pelosi characterized Tuesday's vote as a referendum on the war, shrugged off President Bush's efforts to make her liberalism a national issue, described the current GOP leadership as a "freak show," and expressed confidence about her party's prospects to pick up the 15 seats it needs for a majority.
"I know where the numbers are in these races, and I know that they are there for the 15; today (it's) 22 to 26," Pelosi said Friday.
Pelosi cautioned that the number of Democratic House victories could be higher or lower and said her greatest concern is over the integrity of the count -- from the reliability of electronic voting machines to her worries that Republicans will try to manipulate the outcome.
"That is the only variable in this," Pelosi said. "Will we have an honest count?''
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Voting at 6 AM Eastern tomorrow PING!
You can just hear it, can't you? If the Rats don't take the House or the Senate, the cry will go forth: ROVE!!!
He is magnificent. IBTRYMBP!
The left and the Dems, IMHO, lie to their constituency re their plans/policy for Iraq. If the Dems win, nothing will really change, that's the big lie they are telling their supporters on DU, because it's the only issue the Dems can run on. U.S. foreign policy will not measurably change and the WOT will go on. A timetable will be worked out for eventually withdrawing American forces no matter who wins on 11/7.
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