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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Pelosi: We Know Best

So the lead democrat in the house is saying: "Disregard the people's will." Unbelievable, and that is un-American.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues to back a major overhaul of U.S. health care even if it threatens their political careers, a call to arms that underscores the issue's massive role in this election year.

source: FOXNews.com - Pelosi: Lawmakers Should Sacrifice Jobs for Health Care

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Frank: Partisanship is out of control in Congress - wtop.com

This is unbelievable - Frank says partisanship is out of control, then lambasts Bayh for not staying to change a rule that will ensure strengthened partisanship.

Frank: Partisanship is out of control in Congress - wtop.com
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts said Tuesday that Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is right that partisan politics on Capitol Hill are getting out of control, but Frank said his fellow Democrat could do more to change that by staying in Congress than by stepping out of politics.

"I don't understand how you make things better from the outside. I share the frustration, but I would have hoped he would have stayed around and voted to change the filibuster rule," Frank said


http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=1889885