Michael Steele: “Virginia, fire Pelosi”
By JR Hoeft | Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | PoliticsGuest Post by Michael Steele, Chairman, Republican National Committee
This weekend we watched as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ran roughshod over our Democratic institutions to push through the Democrats’ radical government takeover of the American health care system. If that wasn’t arrogant enough, she tried to rewrite most elementary school civics books by devising a scheme where the House would be able to pass a bill impacting one-sixth of our economy without even voting on it.
Over the last year, it’s become clear that this Speaker will stop at nothing to force her San Francisco values on the rest of the country, including the Commonwealth of Virginia. What do you do when one individual attempts to turn our nation’s laws and democratic institutions into Swiss cheese? You fire that person.
Virginians in particular know the false hope that Barack Obama projected in the fall of 2008. Few states have experienced the Democrat-induced whiplash as harshly as Virginia. After giving its 13 electoral votes to Obama, in addition to electing a junior Democratic senator and three freshmen Democratic Congressmen, Virginia provided the Republicans a clean sweep a year later.
Time after time, when push comes to shove, Tom Perriello (D-5th), Glenn Nye (D-2nd), Gerry Connolly (D-11th), and Rick Boucher (D-9th) have stood quietly while Nancy Pelosi has employed strong-arm politics to push through her liberal agenda to the frustration of common-sense Virginians.
The time has come for Americans to speak out. If you believe that American government should be open, honest, and transparent; if you believe that individual Americans, not the federal government, are best equipped to chart the course of their own lives; if you believe that the Constitution of the United States is a rock and the firm foundation for our country, then I am asking for your help to fire Nancy Pelosi. I am asking you to pledge your support to punish her and every Democrat who joined her in this abomination and help the Republican Party take back the House on behalf of the American public.
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[...] history to have such staunch, fervent, and widespread opposition (see Michael Steele over at Bearing Drift). There is even an effort to block Democare in the courts before it could ever be implemented (BD [...]
[...] history to have such staunch, fervent, and widespread opposition (see Michael Steele over at Bearing Drift). There is even an effort to block Democare in the courts before it could ever be implemented (BD [...]
I guess the biggest problem for Steele is that after the vote last night, the sun actually rose, the planet’s course was not altered, and millions of americans can now count on joining the ranks of those who have health insurance, and millions more (including republicans) will rest more assured that their policy will not be arbitrarily cancelled . I know that is a terrible result for Steele and his policy of obstructism, and I am absoluitely sure that instead of reevaluation of his tactics and strategy, he will simply turn up the volume, but in the end, he is on the outside, looking in, and I suspect soon he will be looking through his rear view mirror.
The fight will not end we must not forget this November the Democrats that went against the will of the people and voted with Obama and Pelosi.
Actually the biggest problem with his post is that some of those that he mentioned didnt vote with Pelosi (Nye being the relevant one in this part of the state). It is a good thing that they didnt and would be better if more voted like them. A member of Congress who votes his conscience against the party line is to be commended, whether or not I agree with him on the issue. Full Disclousre-I did agree with Nye on this vote.
Is Rush still allowing Steele to speak?
@SE VA MWC Alum: It no longer matters if Nye voted against this particular bill. He voted (and will again if re-elected) for Pelosi to be Speaker. For that alone he deserves the door. As does Boucher, Perriello, Scott, Moran, and Connolly.
Nye, along with the others from swing districts had their wet fingers in the wind until Pelosi gave them the nod to vote no. Nye has never announced a principled reason for his vote prior to voting because he is a rubber stamp vote for Pelosi to keep the 2nd District as a foothold for the Dems.
His credibility died with his inability to call out the racist, homophobic few among the tea party at Saturday’s protests. Instead he said a few “idiots” said a few “idiotic things” No they didn’t — they incited hate and should have been called out for what they were.
All masks need to be pulled and what I witnessed was totally disgraceful and unnecessary and will remain a black eye on the face of the GOP. Why does the spectre of Massive Resistance continue TO THIS DAY to haunt the GOP???
Therefore, I wouldn’t put your hopes up too high on showing any VA dems the door any time soon. Matter of fact, I’d start the rallies for Cantor a few months early. He’s going to need it, especially with “friends” like the Tea Party.
Party of inclusion? Hah. Make me laugh.
THIS IS A SAD DAY IN AMERICA WHEN WE THE PEOPLE NO LONGER HAVE A VOICE AND OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NO LONGER CARE TO HEAR WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY OR FIT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE POEPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY WE LIVE END. OUR FORE FATHERS HAVE TURNED OVER IN THEIR GRAVES, FOR ALL THEY STOOD FOR AND FAUGHT FOR,TO MAKE US THE GREAT COUNTRY WE HAVE BECOME, SO WE COULD LIVE FREE. WE BEING A GROVERMENT HAVING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR OUR SELVES. NANCY POLOSI HAS TAKEN ADVANAGE OF HER POSTION AND OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY, SHE SHOULD BE FIRED FOR ALL HER SCUMMINGS,LIES AND DECEPTION, HER STYLE OF LEADERSHIP IS NOT WHAT WE NEED, SHE IS A WOLF IN SHEEP CLOTHING.
Ah yes, the big guy just can’t take the fact that the grandmother from California actually outworked and outsmarted the big guns on the other side of the aisle. Perhaps when you engage in such whining, obstruction, and complaining about tactics you know well your side has used and will use again, you show the inherent weakness of your actual position. Fact is, millions of americans will benefit from the resolution of this issue, and to think that rational people could actually say and believe that the extension of health care to more americans is the end of all life as we know it is simply laughable. This side of the aisle had better start acting for citizens real interests or risk being irrelevant in November. It really can happen that fast.
I would like to know why people think someone is going to pay for something when they are already getting it free. How much more affordable than FREE can you get? I don’t think over half of this country could be so wrong on this. We should change “God Bless America” to “God SAVE America”.
D. Rankin, “We should change “God Bless America” to “God SAVE America” which Obama has changed to “God Damn America” courtesy of Obama’s allies, associates, community organizers, mentors and advisors such as Jeremiah Wright, Van Jones, Valerie Jarrett, Cass Sunstein and many others.
Yes,”fire Pelosi”, SOLIDARITY. Get rid of the entire democrat house and congress. Dems all power mongers and desperate to hold on to power at the total expense of the UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION, and FREEDOM/INDEPENDECE, CAPITALISM. The President and Congress would never be where they are today if it weren’t for the FREEDOMS THEY HAVE ABUSED and now want to DESTROY EVERYTHING in an attempt to hold onto the power. A worshiping Moslem President with socilist ideology, questionable born citizenship, spending tax payers blood, sweat and tears for his own ends, and bankrupting the United States. His carbon print since he has been in office is gargantuan, HELLO0000 His Airforce One trips, his date nights. The only time he is in the White House is to accomplish his own ends, DUH, his health care policy which We the People did not ask for. The “organizers’ created so much “noise” that they distracted the sheep into thinking it was just the complexion of the bill” and just had to fine-tune it. NOOOOOOOOO, WE DIDNT WANT IT AT ALL!
Americans are witnessing fear of China as they hold our debt in their hands. we witness China inviting commerce and industry to build up their country, steal from our technologies…GOOGLE! etc. …HELLO…….COMMUNISM! China getting stronger by the minute gaining power and control with Capitalists doing it for them. They won’t have to declare war, just have to call in the debt and with the current administration, there will be no funds to buy us out of it. And with the current Presidents treatment of Israel, whoooo will help us?
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