Pelosi on Rumsfeld: Lecture on morals a fresh embarrassment to the nation

[bigtree]

8/30/2006 12:52:00 PM

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=71498

Contact: Brendan Daly of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, 202-226-7616

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to Secretary Rumsfeld's remarks he made yesterday to the American Legion convention in Salt Lake City:

"Secretary Rumsfeld's efforts to smear critics of the Bush Administration's Iraq policy are a pathetic attempt to shift the public's attention from his repeated failure to manage the conduct of the war competently. If Mr. Rumsfeld is so concerned with comparisons to World War II, he should explain why our troops have now been fighting in Iraq longer than it took our forces to defeat the Nazis in Europe.

"The policies that led to the horrors at Abu Ghraib were developed on Mr. Rumsfeld's watch. For him to now lecture on moral clarity is a fresh embarrassment to the nation. His comments offer additional evidence that the end of his tenure as Secretary of Defense cannot come soon enough."

[spindrifter]

1. I hope that last sentence is prophetic.

[AndyA]

2. Not much to add to that. I hope Nancy keeps the pressure on the

Nazis who've taken over our country. And I hope once she's in a position to do something about them, she will!

[opihimoimoi]

3. Ya jus know Rummy and friends watch us over here at DU....

I wish I could see his Pathetic Face when the shit hits the fan....

[Spearman87]

5. Yes, he watches you

.....Says you guys are nothing but a bunch of "Progresso--Fascists" :)

[opihimoimoi]

6. 60% of America are Facists??? Is that what he is saying?? 60%?

The man is deluded posing as normal....way over his head and outta touch...

[BlueCentrist]

4. She's good.

The response from Democrats today on Rumsfelds rhetoric has been really good.

[bigtree]

7. they're gunning for her

Gingrich: Powerful Pelosi 'would be a disaster'

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

(08-30) 15:22 PDT Columbia, S.C. (AP) --

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday the thought of Democrat Nancy Pelosi becoming the next leader of the House and third in line to the presidency is frightening.

"The prospect of her bringing San Francisco values and a whole attitude on foreign policy that is, I think, an attitude of weakness and appeasement and surrender, I think, would be a disaster for the country," the outspoken Republican said.

Gingrich said keeping power out of the hands of Pelosi, the House Minority leader, and other Democrats is one of the reasons he was in South Carolina this week raising money for the GOP.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/08/30/state/n152257D48.DTL&type=politics

[kineneb]

8. Newt is a jerk

and a hypocrite. This is the same dude who was spouting off on family values while he was dumping his (2nd) wife for a trophy girlfriend. He is the living definition of "projection": what ever he is complaining about, he has just done. Hey Newt, if you like the war so much, grab a gun and get your butt over to Iraq. Otherwise, shut up.

[cassiepriam]

9. "San Francisco" values? Repug code for what? nt