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From San Francisco, an answer to prayer
Washington Times ^ | 11/15/02 | Wesley Pruden

Posted on 11/14/2002 11:42:43 PM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 3:58:48 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Getting what you pray for is sometimes even riskier than getting what you pay for, as every prudent man knows. But it's difficult to see how Nancy Pelosi will be anything but a godsend in answer to Republican prayer.

In tandem with Tom Daschle, she has marked out a rousing route to oblivion.


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1 posted on 11/14/2002 11:42:43 PM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
LooNey LeFt
http://www.looneyleft.com
2 posted on 11/14/2002 11:58:08 PM PST by Cindy
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To: kattracks
I don't know if the further degradation and destruction of my country is what I pray for. Though I've only the limited power of the individual to stop it.

And yet I know another individual who'd donated $10,000 to the New Hampshire Democrat US Senate Campaign, where all I'd offered were prayers...which in that end seemed at least answered that far.

3 posted on 11/14/2002 11:59:46 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Cindy
The quarterback is toast!
4 posted on 11/15/2002 12:11:09 AM PST by MedicalMess
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To: kattracks
Great piece!
5 posted on 11/15/2002 12:13:23 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: nopardons
Another Pruden gem =^)
6 posted on 11/15/2002 12:28:54 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Yes, it certainly is !

These people ( extreme Dems ) are on the road to ruin and I certainly hope that they keep right on with their crazed rhetoric.

How many Dems, do you suppose, will become GOPers, in the 108th Congress ?

7 posted on 11/15/2002 12:38:28 AM PST by nopardons
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How many Dems, do you suppose, will become GOPers, in the 108th Congress ?

Wouldn't surprise me to see Tanner, Deal, Peterson and a couple of others make the switch.

8 posted on 11/15/2002 12:40:52 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: JohnHuang2
Just what I was thinking. :-)
10 posted on 11/15/2002 12:58:30 AM PST by nopardons
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To: nopardons
Charlie Stenholm barely survived (eeked out a 3% 'victory').

In '04, George W. Bush will be on the ballot, which could spell his -- Stenholm's -- defeat, unless he runs as a Republican. His district is trending heavily GOP, and no-one knows that better than Charlie.

11 posted on 11/15/2002 1:02:46 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: nopardons
Incidentally, Rep. Stenholm was among the 5 House Democrats who voted to impeach Der Schlickmeister.
12 posted on 11/15/2002 1:04:15 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: nopardons
We'll continue this conversation later -- gotta get some sleep -- c ya! =^)
13 posted on 11/15/2002 1:07:42 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: kattracks
  it's difficult to see how Nancy Pelosi will be anything but a godsend in answer to Republican prayer.  In tandem with Tom Daschle, she has marked out a rousing route to oblivion.   It's difficult for some Republicans not to gloat.

I give up. I can't do it any longer, President Bush. I spent all this past week doing what you said, and have not gloated, at least in public. However, this is the last straw.

the last-gasp opposition to Mrs. Pelosi speaks volumes about where her colleagues expect her to take the Democrats in the House.

I can not for a minute believe that the Demodogs can not understand that the vast majority of Americans do not want to buy what they are selling. I speak with a couple of them here, and hear them saying that Pelosi is the man to lead them... or should i say be the party's new prom queen... kool aid drinkers... it must be spiked with something... something really really strong.

She insists that she won't let her liberal convictions obstruct her plans for the resurrection, but she further insists that the Democrats must sharply define their differences

How the heck do the Demodogs expect to do the two of these simultaneously with Pelosi? Mama Mia...

Well, as I've said earlier tonight... I've got plenty of popcorn and peanuts, and I'm settling in to watch the show. I've also purchased a new bottle of Scotch for celebrating those especially savory items bound to come. With the cautionary note that most good movies have some scary or unsavory parts, we can all settle back and enjoy this show together.

Mr President, I apologize again... but GLOAT GLOAT GLOAT... :-) ;-) :) :^) %-) ...

14 posted on 11/15/2002 1:54:38 AM PST by AFPhys
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To: kattracks
The economist in me sees the choice of Pelosi as an attempt by the Democrats to "differentiate their product." Throughout 2001 and 2002, they've carped from the sidelines, but with no counterproposals and as few specifics as possible. They appear to have convinced themselves that that's at the root of their fall from power. They could be right. The Republicans didn't gain much from their years as "Democrats on a budget."

The physicist in me sees the choice of Pelosi as a refining of the fissionables, such that collisions between Donkey and Elephant will henceforth be more energetic and dramatic. We will no longer be left to wonder what the Democrats would propose in place of Bush Administration policy or Republican Congressional initiatives; they'll yank it out and thrust it into the country's face at every opportunity.

The political analyst in me sees a true contest of ideas occurring -- the kind where cash lands on the table and the audience holds its breath as the cards are exposed. If the GOP proposes policy A, and in its new majority status gets to implement it while Pelosi and her fellows are screaming about how bad it will be for the country, the results of policy A will determine (for those of us who can think, anyway) the future of both parties for the foreseeable future.

There's never been any percentage in being a "me too, but with nuances" candidate or party. When the contrasts are clear, there's drama in prospect, a chance to learn about the uses of political power and its limitations, and a chance to sway the minds of many. I might not like what Nancy Pelosi stands for -- I certainly don't -- but I'm eager to witness the results of the new alignment.

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
Visit The Palace Of Reason: http://palaceofreason.com

15 posted on 11/15/2002 4:32:32 AM PST by fporretto
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To: kattracks
I think the answer to this is really simple: gerrymandering.

These people (on both sides of the aisle, probably) have spent however many terms in office at the behest of a homogenous mass of like minded voters.

THEY REALLY THINK that everyone thinks like this. They have no experience to dissuade them of this notion. When Nancy returns to her home district, she will see few gun rights activists, fewer pro-lifers. She will see a mass of pro-gay, pro-abortion, anti-gun, redistributionist liberals with a superiority complex. And think that the rest of the country is JUST LIKE THIS, only not as well groomed, and not as skilled at interior decorating.

= )

It's like the story of the blind men and the elephant. Each of the three men touched a different part of the elephant and decided it was like a snake, or a tree, or whatever.

Gloat.

Gloat.

Gloat.

Here's hoping that Condi goes pro-life and does the VP thing in 04. Tell the Dems to stick THAT in their pipe and smoke it.
16 posted on 11/15/2002 6:18:14 AM PST by Mr. Thorne
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