Hastert: Pelosi BLEW IT on health care

[proud2BlibKansan]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi miscalculated by not forcing a House vote on health care reform prior to the summer recess, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert said today.

"The speaker probably made a strategic mistake by not jamming a (health care) bill through before they went home for break," said Hastert, in town to campaign for his former colleague, Congressman Todd Tiahrt who is running for the U.S. Senate in Kansas.

"When you have (lawmakers) go back (home) and listen and see what the reactions are and also have an election coming up...I think they get a little cold feet."

Democrats who make up the conservative Blue Dog coalition, including Kansas' Dennis Moore, urged Pelosi to slow down consideration of the bill because the magnitude of the issue, and its cost, were so huge.

more . . . http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/19785#comment-64029

[RagAss]

1. Ya know, I agree with this big block of fat...n/t

[musette_sf]

2. i really miss Stephanie Miller throwing Denny under the bus

(cue sound of bus rolling over giant obstacle)

oh yeah, and the bratwurst comments too...

[babylonsister]

3. Everybody's gotta get into the act, don't they. nt

[Bleacher Creature]

4. I appreciate his concern and am sure that it's genuine.

Not . . .

[spanone]

5. who gives a grunt what dennis hasbeen says?

[rocktivity]

6. Who cares what he thinks?

:headbang:
rocktivity

[seafan]

7. Dennis Hastert ought to be careful, accusing Pelosi of "blowing it" on health care.

Very careful.






Saturday,
August 8, 2009

National Whisteblowers
Center
3238 P Street, N.W.
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DEPOSITION OF:
SIBEL DENIZ EDMONDS


Page 82

12 Q Now, are you -- has it come to
13 your attention that some members of Congress
14 once they've left Congress like Dennis Hastert
15 engaged in lobbying for the Turkish
16 government?
17 A Dennis Hastert is known publicly.

Page 182-184

14 Q Now, I want to go through a list,
15 and maybe we can add more, of the persons that
16 you identified to Mr. Manion (phonetic) that
17 had been -- had committed crimes either
18 related to bribery or stealing classified
19 information or otherwise. My list was Mr. Roy
20 Blunt, Mr. Tom Lantos, and Mr. Dennis Hastert,
21 Mr. Dan Burton, Mr. Stephen Solarz, Mr. Robert
22 Livingston.

Are there other current or former
2 members of Congress to your knowledge who have
3 also committed crimes that have not been --
4 none of these members have been prosecuted,
5 but have also committed crimes that have not
6 been prosecuted?
7 A Based on the definition, possibly
8 one.
9 Q And who is that?
10 A The lady we just talked about,
11 Congresswoman.
12 Q But that would be the only
13 addition you would make?
14 A Based on my knowledge, research,
15 yes.
16 Q Now, what about -- I think it's
17 fair to say in the executive branch you
18 identified Marc Grossman as always as someone
19 who's guilty of a crime. Are there any other
20 individuals in the executive branch who you
21 know are also guilty of crimes of bribery,
22 selling or leaking classified information to
1 obtain a --

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[madrchsod]

8. there is a really good chance his kid will take the illinois 14th from foster

[zbdent]

9. I suggested a few times pulling the "political theater" that the Repugs did a few years back ...

have Congress keep in session during August ...

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Great idea