Posted on 02/13/2018 7:23:39 AM PST by Kaslin
WASHINGTON -- When House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made history last week for the longest speech delivered on the House floor, she deserved praise for two things: her stamina in the eight-hour talkfest and her ability to do it in 4-inch spike heels.
But politically, she likely did little more than create another attack ad for Republicans to run against Democratic candidates around the country.
Pelosi's speech, mostly stories about "Dreamers" -- the people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children by their parents and are caught in a political firestorm between both parties -- was red meat for the Democratic base. But perorations on behalf of immigrants who are in the country illegally are unlikely to excite the independents, centrist Democrats and swing Republicans whose votes will determine control of Congress.
Similarly tone-deaf were her warnings last year that the Republican tax-cut bill is the apocalypse. "It is the end of the world," Pelosi told reporters after the bill passed. "This is Armageddon."
And calling the $1,000 bonuses that more than 3 million American workers have received over the past few weeks as a result of the bill "crumbs" was also not helpful.
A $1,000 bonus is not a crumb, and neither is an extra $100 per paycheck. As Democrats were supposed to spend their week fine-tuning their message at their party retreat, they had to face some hard truths about the face of the Party. Pelosi is out of touch with people who live outside of her San Francisco district and Washington, D.C.
Most of the people who live in the more than 100 House districts the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting are happy with their crumbs, don't see the connection between immigrants who are in the country illegally and a budget deal, couldn't afford Pelosi's high heels anyway and, so far, don't see Armageddon on the horizon.
No one thing or person moves the needle more for Republicans than House Minority Leader Pelosi. Place her in a head-to-head focus group against Trump in a congressional swing district currently held by a Republican and Trump comes out on top every time.
That just hurts Democratic candidates.
This is why Conor Lamb, the Democratic nominee in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, said he would like to see Democrats replace Pelosi as their leader.
Lamb is no conservative. He's pro-abortion rights and believes there needs to be a broader discussion of gun control. Yet he faces enough headwinds in this Republican-leaning district, and so, he had to moderate somewhere to help him win. Distancing himself from Pelosi was the most obvious choice.
Still, the GOP is running ads in the district, placing Lamb side by side with Pelosi on the issues.
Democrats have a decent chance of taking back the majority in the House, or at least making it close. The signs of a wave are percolating but not quite clear. One of their biggest obstacles is Nancy Pelosi's unpopularity among voters outside San Francisco.
As one Democratic strategist working on several House races put it: "We cannot continue to turn people off. The door just started to open for us, and if we don't get our messaging right, it is going to shut in our face before it ever opened."
Cursing $1,000 crumbs, declaring Armageddon and standing in heels isn't going to open that door.
She is a heel.
I live in the 18th and I am seeing more 'Lamb yard signs' than Rick Saccone signs, and this in a district that has 80,000 more registered demnoRATs than pubbies, but the Trump won easily.
I'm not nervous...yet but I'm not overconfident.
The President is coming in next week, and we'll see what the comes after that visit.
So Democrats will have to lie about who they are in order to have any chance in Nov. Same old story.
Imagine all the income they make from insider trading that is perfectly legal for them.
If her constituency had any moral fiber, they would ask her how she got so wealthy being a ‘servant’ of the people...
The reasons I don’t tweet is that there is little you can do in 140 characters other than make yourself look foolish.
But for some people, they do the same thing with their mouth, and giving them a solid 8 hours to do it is only a recipe for disaster and their utter downfall.
Yes, Lamb, the Democrat running in PA 18 is “moderating” his stance on the issues…but will vote with Pelosi 98% of the time. So beware!
Interesting that the dems criticize Melania for her stilettos.
The House Parliamentarian or chairman should have informed Ms. Pelosi that there are no filibusters in the House. Only Senate rules allow such tactics. The House had them at one time, but eliminated them decades ago.
“A $1,000 bonus is not a crumb, and neither is an extra $100 per paycheck. “
Hell, it’s a nice addition to the Treadlock!
The Obama/Democrat plan is to place illegals in strategic electoral college states.
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TALKING POINTS: Dems sub rosa border relocation gambit is cunningly structured
to target strategic electoral college states. (hat tip ednamode). Pass the word.
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Truth comes in few words, lies require more.
At least they look better than those lego block stubs that Hillary wears.
Meet the Muslim Congressman with a stranglehold on your safety and security.
Muslim Democrat Cong Andre Carson's Congressional Committees
NOTE--The DNC places a price on these committees---Congressman wishing to be placed on the committee pay up front. Where did Muslim Carson get the money to get on these highly sensitive committees?
Is Carson funneling Islamic cash into the DNC?
Do Indiana constituents know Carson bought these seats?
<><>House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)
<><>Ranking Member: Emerging Threats Subcommittee
<><>Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture Subcommittee
<><>The United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is a committee of the United States House of Representatives.
The HPSCI is charged with the oversight of the United States Intelligence Community, which includes the intelligence and intelligence related activities of 17 elements of the US Government, and the Military Intelligence Program. Additional information about the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) can be found at link.
<><>Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
<><> Subcommittee on Aviation
<><> Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials
NOTE The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure oversees all modes of transportation: aviation, maritime and waterborne transportation, highways, bridges, mass transit, and railroads.
The Committee also has jurisdiction over other aspects of our national infrastructure, such as clean water and waste water management, the transport of resources by pipeline, flood damage reduction, the management of federally owned real estate and public buildings, the development of economically depressed rural and urban areas, disaster preparedness and response, and hazardous materials transportation.
<><>Subcommittee on Aviation---- The subcommittee has jurisdiction over civil aviation, including most aspects of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Transportation Security Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board.
<><> Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials The Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials exercises jurisdiction over the programs and activities of two U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) modal administrations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).
The Subcommittee oversees the passenger and freight rail safety and economic regulations including all federal laws and programs regulating railroad transportation, including railroad safety, rail infrastructure programs, economic regulation, railroad labor laws, and the non-revenue aspects of the federal railroad retirement and railroad unemployment systems.
The jurisdiction of the Subcommittee also includes overseeing all federal laws and programs regulating the safety of gas and liquid pipelines.
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ANALYSIS Usually Congressman choose committees that help their area and their constituency. Does Indiana need copious amts of US intel and....plans for all of our critical infrastructures, that Cong Andre Carson opted for?
Do Indiana constituents know Carson bought these seats?
Let’s ask Indiana media: links to Indiana media https://www.in.gov/library/newslinks.htm
Top daily newspapers in Indiana, based on audited and reported circulation figures.
The Indianapolis Star – Indianapolis, IN – 134,113
The Times – Munster, IN – 85,806
South Bend Tribune – South Bend, IN – 51,195
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Speaker Ryan has the power to remove Carson from these committees.
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Rick Saccone’s ads here in PA-18 mention Pelosi more than they mention Saccone.
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