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02/28/2008
Nancy Pelosi
A conversation with Nancy Pelosi
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A conversation with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
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Rating on the House is still lower than Bush. Than they stuff the $700B bill with $150B pork, these guys are shameless and she definitely has not demonstrated any leadership
Disillusioned, pray tell what are "venal whores"??! Personally, I didn't care to watch this particular interview, thinking it would be the same old bland stuff we usually hear from liberal Democrats. Even though I like Charlie very much, me thinks he handles them with kid gloves usually.
First, it is Representative Nancy Pelosi, not Senator. She was elected to the House, not the Senate. Second, anyone who did not hear Speaker Pelosi state plenty of specifics needs to watch the interview again. Third, impeachment is off the table for the same reason the Iraq war is still going on. The Dem's majority is way to slim for them to get what they want when they want without lots of compromise. Also, since Bush claims to be a war-time president, he claims the same powers to suspend civil liberties that Lincoln and F.D. Roosevelt claimed. Hopefully, though, the next Democratic Administration will challenge that notion in a court of law while Dems have a substantial majority in both houses. In my opinion impeachment is necessary so that a precident is not set so that future Administrations will not try the same shinanigans.
I was impressed by Speaker Pelosi's presence, her ability to articulate very complicated issues in a very understandable way. I found myself nodding in agreement and feeling assured that there is a plan to turn things around, well thought out and with a great chance of success, then I felt the STING. THE STING She never said anything about getting the loopholes out of the foreign worker visa law, and passing effective legislation to make sure that Americans cannot be replaced by foreign visa workers. Americans work hard in compettive educational programs and invested thousands of dollars to be part of the American workforce. Many recent studies have confirmed that there is no shortage of high tech workers in the US. The issue is and has been: American living wage jobs and job security for Americans that invest in specialized fields. No American should lose their job to a foreigner, in their own country. The majority of Americans right now are afraid for their financial future. I am including college educated citizens that have witnessed friends, family, friends of friends being affected by job loss due to outsourcing and even worse - being replaced by foreign workers here on Visa. Is this not the biggest slap in the face you can give to someone that has worked so hard to fill what they were told by the Dept of Labor was a need in the workforce. The foreign workers have no rights and work for less wages, and are actually here to streamline outsourcing of high tech jobs. As a result of this, Americans are less willing to study for these careers, with future job potential unknown. What is worse, is we have lost our trust. When the supply of labor can be artificially manipulated by bringing in cheaper labor in a very specialized field, the result is that midcareer professionals in that field are pushed into an unplanned retirement early. This spells financial disaster; at a time when you need to be thinking about the education of your children, you are forced to think about the re-education of yourself. What was allowed to happen to a generation of programmers because of visa loopholes was unforgiveable. What makes it worse is that it has not been acknowledged by anyone at a high level like Speaker Pelosi, and we are not hearing about a solution to the problem. So then, how do Americans have any faith that this will not happen again? What specialty field will be hit next? Unfortunately, this leads to a lack of trust that your government cares about you or will do anything to help make your career investment a secure one. The DOL can even lead you astray by predicting job growth in a technical area, but not telling you that the vast majority of the jobs will be taken by foreign workers here on visa - or by foreign workers still here after their visa has expired. This is why I get a sick to my stomach feeling (like many Americans, I think),when I hear Speaker Pelosi talk about her concern over the lives of workers that have immigrated into this country illegally. What about the plight of the American middle class worker who invested dearly to fill a need in or workforce and cannot find a job now? For any healing to take place, this issue needs to be acknowledged and specific solutions need to be constructed so that Americans can expect to have more financial security in the future.
I was impressed by Speaker Pelosi's presence, her ability to articulate very complicated issues in a very understandable way. I found myself nodding in agreement and feeling assured that there is a plan to turn things around, well thought out and with a great chance of success, then I felt the STING. THE STING She never said anything about getting the loopholes out of the foreign worker visa law, and passing effective legislation to make sure that Americans cannot be replaced by foreign visa workers. Americans work hard in compettive educational programs and invested thousands of dollars to be part of the American workforce. Many recent studies have confirmed that there is no shortage of high tech workers in the US. The issue is and has been: American living wage jobs and job security for Americans that invest in specialized fields. No American should lose their job to a foreigner, in their own country. The majority of Americans right now are afraid for their financial future. I am including college educated citizens that have witnessed friends, family, friends of friends being affected by job loss due to outsourcing and even worse - being replaced by foreign workers here on Visa. Is this not the biggest slap in the face you can give to someone that has worked so hard to fill what they were told by the Dept of Labor was a need in the workforce. The foreign workers have no rights and work for less wages, and are actually here to streamline outsourcing of high tech jobs. As a result of this, Americans are less willing to study for these careers, with future job potential unknown. What is worse, is we have lost our trust. When the supply of labor can be artificially manipulated by bringing in cheaper labor in a very specialized field, the result is that midcareer professionals in that field are pushed into an unplanned retirement early. This spells financial disaster; at a time when you need to be thinking about the education of your children, you are forced to think about the re-education of yourself. What was allowed to happen to a generation of programmers because of visa loopholes was unforgiveable. What makes it worse is that it has not been acknowledged by anyone at a high level like Speaker Pelosi, and we are not hearing about a solution to the problem. So then, how do Americans have any faith that this will not happen again? What specialty field will be hit next? Unfortunately, this leads to a lack of trust that your government cares about you or will do anything to help make your career investment a secure one. The DOL can even lead you astray by predicting job growth in a technical area, but not telling you that the vast majority of the jobs will be taken by foreign workers here on visa - or by foreign workers still here after their visa has expired. This is why I get a sick to my stomach feeling (like many Americans, I think),when I hear Speaker Pelosi talk about her concern over the lives of workers that have immigrated into this country illegally. What about the plight of the American middle class worker who invested dearly to fill a need in or workforce and cannot find a job now? For any healing to take place, this issue needs to be acknowledged and specific solutions need to be constructed so that Americans can expect to have more financial security in the future.
Pathetic responses from the speaker. She knew Bush would refuse to sign a bill to fund the war with conditions of withdrawal. She is a coward! The House does not have to pass any bill to fund the war. PERIOD! She is afraid the Republicans will say she is not supporting OUR TROOPS. I suppose projecting the war indefinitely as McCain honestly says will PROTECT our troops by killing more of them for NOTHING. I am just as disgusted with democrats as I am with republicans. They are crazy if they think we can stay there forever. 9/11 did more damage than we realize because it gave those in power the instrument they need to get what they want: POWER without accountability. That should be GW's motto. He should have been impeached. The democrats are lily livered.
NO MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT FROM PELOSI'S DEMOCRATS. IMPEACHMENT FAILED OR NOT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRIED FOR WORLD CONSUMPTION FOR THE RECORD, AS IN "AT LEAST WE TRIED." JUST THINK IMPEACHING CHENEY AND SHRUB BOTH WOULD PUT HER IN THE CAT-BIRD SEAT.
I watched the recent interview with Speaker Nabcy Pelosi and I want to thank Charlie Rose for confronting the Speaker with her inability and that of her Democratic colleagues in the congress to collecively persuade the moderate Republicans in the congress to follow their lead on the war in Iraq. Their failure is a result of thir inability to educate the American people who would, in turn, put the necessary pressure on moderate Republicans to abandon their ill-advised support of a president and a war policy not supported by a majority of Americans. In contrast, Senator Barak Obama, an inexperienced, first-term. bi-racial presidential candidate has been able to convince a majority of primary voters---Democrats, Independents, ans Republicans among them---that he has what it takes to be president. THAT is leadership.
A very sophisticated presentation by this lady.
Gee! Who did not like being corrected Nancy Pelosi or Charlie Rose? Mine and other previous comments have been deleted.
Did she really say at 20:50 that liberal arts and creativity are side bars to things that will spur "Innovation?" What unearthly definition are we using for innovation? and since when did it = engineering, technology, and science?
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The Democratic Party should be proud of having such a smart lady Speaker of the House, -Senator Madame Nancy Pelosi. She is a smart cookie, she is so good answering political questions one wonders why was she not elected in this position before. Senator Madame Pelosi answered Charlie's question (is the American people are ready to elect a woman or an African American for a President?) I love the answer she gave, firm and certain YES! It should be noted that the next President of the United States will undoubtedly be a Democrat and will be one of the two least represented contenders, the United States and the free world will be run from the oval office by either an African American or a woman. Either one of them will bring good to the world and heal America and the world. I am also happy to hear from her that the Democratic race will not be allowed to go all the way to the convention. It is time for Democratic Party to make the decision fast and let's get on the real race between McCain GWB's twin and our candidate. The damages the current administration has caused will take a long time to correct. With respect to the economy, I am not sure it will be brought back to its growth track in only one Democratic Presidential Tenure. The stains are not going to come off easily, they require heavy-duty industrial level cleaning agent to remove those deeply socked stains. Only a Democratic President will be able to remove the stains and heal the world.
Why is impeachment â??off-the-table?â??
Why does Ms. Pelosi always make me nervous? Could it be ME? I struggle to understand her as she appears "edgy", "scattered"...jumping from topic to topic. Great questions, but did we hear anything substantial?
Have been disillusioned with Nancy Pelosi for not keeping her pledge to enforce "renewed responsibility" in the House. Today's interview exposed why her mission has been unsucessful.! The insidious "culture of fear" cultivated by the Cheney/ Bush administration has proven to be both bold and impenetrable.
The Democrats are fooling themselves if they think they can pull the rug out from the M-I-Oil complex and their tooooo powerful lobby. Iraq is designed for SUSTAINABILITY! They own all the venal whores in all three branches of government. Plus Blackwater and the other mercenaries will do all they can to extend the chaos by creating it if necessary. They will be rewarded hansomely. We will print the money for them. What's a little inflation for their greed?
The egregious greed of Citigroup et al in inducing the most vulnerable amongst us into variable rate sub-prime mortgages is unconscionable and they need regulating. (What happened to income of 4 to 5 times P&I+Ins to qualify?) Starting with capping usury laws at 2 to 3 times the prime rate. Next to loosen bankruptcy laws to make concessions for health and unemployment exigencies. Capping credit card interest rates would free-up consumer discretionary spending a lot more than a one-off rebate. And lordie they may even go to their grave debt-free. They wont without it. The predators will continue to bleed them and their progeny.
In my view we are corroding from within fiscally and monetarily. Mostly due to Iraq and recently sub-prime lending. The biggest avoidable drain is the lack of oversight and concomitant corruption in Iraq. All facilitated by the abolishment of the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction. Stuart Bowen along with the office was jettisoned for uncovering vast wrongdoing. Sorely needs reinstituting. Pelosi, where were / are you? Hiding behind earmarks that need abolishing - as a symbol if nothing else. Where are the statespersons? Both parties are an unholy conglomeration of venal whores.