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CA: Talk is cheap - Pelosi compromised by payments to husband
San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 10/8/08 | Editorial

Posted on 10/08/2008 9:08:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, now reminds voters that deeds speak louder than words in politics because the two are so often out of sync.

Last year, Pelosi supported a bill to prohibit both direct and indirect payment to spouses by campaign committees and political action committees for consulting, fundraising or other services. Nor could companies that employed spouses be paid for their services. Since such compensation makes its way into family coffers, it's a sort of self-dealing, and most members of Congress sensibly shy away from it.

The House passed the bill by voice vote. It failed in a Senate committee, apparently giving Pelosi an excuse to continue her political action committee's payments to her husband's real estate and investment firm for rent, utilities and accounting fees. This year, the firm is billing eight times more than Pelosi's PAC paid under the previous treasurer.

Madam speaker sees no problem, despite her Claimed commitment last year to stopping the misuse of such funds. Pelosi's House colleagues are unlikely to call her on it. Unfortunately, so are her San Francisco voters.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: 110th; 2008; cheap; compromised; cronyism; danawalshforcongress; democrats; elections; pelosi; talk
Nancy 2PAC&2faced Pelosi.
1 posted on 10/08/2008 9:08:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
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FRom the San Diego Union-Tribune op-eds.


2 posted on 10/08/2008 9:11:06 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... Donate to FR ... Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121)
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To: NormsRevenge

shouldn’t someone tell cindy sheehan? isn’t she running against pelosi?


3 posted on 10/08/2008 9:11:33 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: camle

Cindy! Cindy!

Look!

Over here!


4 posted on 10/08/2008 9:12:27 AM PDT by Califreak ("They're not people... They're the ACLU!")
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To: NormsRevenge

What is wrong with Pelosi’s Family plan? BHO does it too. BHO poured money to his cousin.


5 posted on 10/08/2008 9:14:03 AM PDT by Henderson (if not 2008, Palin 2012)
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To: Henderson

BHO also sent Federal Earmark money to his wife’s employer!!!!


6 posted on 10/08/2008 9:41:41 AM PDT by BubbaBobTX (Obama is all about hope and change: he hopes you don't find out what he wants to change.)
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To: NormsRevenge

The most excreble Speaker in my lifetime, a complete failure and a dolt, and can’t hold a candle to Governor Palin.


7 posted on 10/08/2008 12:28:00 PM PDT by happygrl
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