As most of you know, I don't venture into U.S. politics all that much here at Holger Awakens although I have extreme interest in it...but as I reviewed news headlines this morning, I couldn't help but notice two headlines in the same list of breaking type news:
1. " Pelosi wants Bush officials' actions reviewed "
2. " Speaker Pelosi weighs repeal of Bush era tax cuts "
Now, both of those stories are here and here at Breitbart, but what this shows is the power play in Washington, D.C. has been waged and a bit surprisingly, the first salvo has been fired by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Here's a couple of excerpts from each of the stories that frames up the power struggle:
And here, from the second headline:
So, one HAS to ask in all of this, WHY would Pelosi set up this challenge to Obama's power? Why wouldn't Pelosi simply ride on the wave of popularity of Barack Obama and more than likely enjoy smooth sailing in her role as Speaker for at least the first two years? The answer is simple. The answer is short. The answer is ego.
It wasn't all that long ago that Nancy Pelosi was the talk of Washington, D.C. She was on every single Sunday morning and evening news show talking about her "historic" post as the first female speaker of the House and she glowed in that attention. Unfortunately for her, President George Bush had her number and over the next couple of years, Nancy Pelosi's rule in the House was undercut, diminished and quite frankly, made into a laughing stock. Under Pelosi's leadership, Congress' popularity numbers fell to their lowest point in the history of the country.
So at this point, with a brand new President coming into the spotlight, Pelosi is operating on two cylinders - one, she wants her power back in the House and two, she wants payback to the evil George Bush who embarrassed her so.
Thus, the first real test is going to probably come with this idea of Pelosi's that the Bush administration be brought up on charges regarding the firing of the federal prosecutors. I think that idea will sail through committees in the House and with Obama officially in place as of next Tuesday, he will have to either stick to his guns that it isn't productive or flip flop and say it is a viable investigation. And at that point, we will find out exactly who is running the show in Washington, D.C. We will all find out if Barack Obama has a spine or not. And Nancy Pelosi will probably find out if her gamble is going to pay off or not.
Either way, it's gonna be fun to watch.
1. " Pelosi wants Bush officials' actions reviewed "
2. " Speaker Pelosi weighs repeal of Bush era tax cuts "
Now, both of those stories are here and here at Breitbart, but what this shows is the power play in Washington, D.C. has been waged and a bit surprisingly, the first salvo has been fired by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Here's a couple of excerpts from each of the stories that frames up the power struggle:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants an investigation into whether the Bush administration broke the law when it fired a group of federal prosecutors.
Barack Obama has been more cautious. He has said he believes there is a need to look forward as opposed to looking backward.
And here, from the second headline:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants Congress to consider repealing President George W. Bush's tax cuts well before they expire in 2010, in contrast to what President-elect Barack Obama is proposing.
In an interview aired Sunday, Pelosi said, "I don't want them to wait two years to expire because they have to prove their worth to me."
So, one HAS to ask in all of this, WHY would Pelosi set up this challenge to Obama's power? Why wouldn't Pelosi simply ride on the wave of popularity of Barack Obama and more than likely enjoy smooth sailing in her role as Speaker for at least the first two years? The answer is simple. The answer is short. The answer is ego.
It wasn't all that long ago that Nancy Pelosi was the talk of Washington, D.C. She was on every single Sunday morning and evening news show talking about her "historic" post as the first female speaker of the House and she glowed in that attention. Unfortunately for her, President George Bush had her number and over the next couple of years, Nancy Pelosi's rule in the House was undercut, diminished and quite frankly, made into a laughing stock. Under Pelosi's leadership, Congress' popularity numbers fell to their lowest point in the history of the country.
So at this point, with a brand new President coming into the spotlight, Pelosi is operating on two cylinders - one, she wants her power back in the House and two, she wants payback to the evil George Bush who embarrassed her so.
Thus, the first real test is going to probably come with this idea of Pelosi's that the Bush administration be brought up on charges regarding the firing of the federal prosecutors. I think that idea will sail through committees in the House and with Obama officially in place as of next Tuesday, he will have to either stick to his guns that it isn't productive or flip flop and say it is a viable investigation. And at that point, we will find out exactly who is running the show in Washington, D.C. We will all find out if Barack Obama has a spine or not. And Nancy Pelosi will probably find out if her gamble is going to pay off or not.
Either way, it's gonna be fun to watch.
Pelosi wants Bush officials' actions reviewed
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants an investigation into whether the Bush administration broke the law when it fired a group of federal prosecutors.
She says that what she calls the politicizing of the Justice Department cannot go unreviewed.
House Democrats last week recommended a criminal investigation to see if administration officials broke the law in the name of national security. The report cited the interrogation of foreign detainees, warrantless wiretaps, retribution against critics, manipulation of intelligence and the fired prosecutors.
Barack Obama has been more cautious. He has said he believes there is a need to look forward as opposed to looking backward.
Pelosi appeared on "Fox News Sunday."
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