The great thing about a representative government is that the voice of the common man can be heard. In an ideal situation, the voice of “every man” is the voice being trumpeted in Washington D.C. King Barry ran with a promise of an administration of transparency, to break down the walls between the White House and your house. He is a community organizer. He is a man among the people. His very election is the reminder that we’re not so different at all, the dream is for everyone.
Someone ought to tell that to the speaker of the house. The last part is especially poignant.
allow me to quote a few places.
reporter: “is it your fault that President Obama’s first vote was so partisan & not bi-partisan?”
Pelosi: “Listen… we didn’t come here, I didn’t come here to be partisan, I didn’t come here to be bi-partisan, I came here as did my colleagues to be non-partisan, to work for the American people.”
“Non-partisan” doesn’t make any sense for two reasons. One, ours is a partisan system, Madame Speaker, and you are an extremely loyal, rabid, and unyielding member of one. Two, President Obama’s “first vote” was split right down the middle on… you guessed it… party lines. Of course, there were those eleven Democrats who voted with the Republicans, so maybe we’re closer to non-partisanship than I think. Her Speakerness goes on:
Pelosi: “I take credit, I take credit for the great action taken by Congress
Good. She’s right, she should take credit for the fact that exactly zero republicans and eleven democrats voted against this legislation that she has worked so hard on. She should take credit. Thanks to Republican leadership, we know that she has been 100% unwilling to even meet with Republicans on the issue. She should take credit for the deep divide in Washington. At least now we have a claim to culpability.
My favorite part is the last part. A reporter asks the Speaker about issues involving Rush Limbaugh & Matt Drudge. Her response is priceless.
“I don’t speak to that, I’m the Speaker of the House, I don’t get into the… popular culture.”
Huh. So, the person who speaks and gives leadership to the House of Representatives doesn’t get into “popular culture.” To say it another way, she doesn’t get into what ordinary people are getting into. That’s a pretty serious offense, and it indicates something that’s been there for a long long long time. As much as the Republicans are painted as being out of touch (and as much as we haven’t helped our cause), to claim that Democrats are the party of the people. First of all, the arrogance she displays is telling. She is the Speaker of the House. That’s akin to, “Don’t you know who I am?” Then, the insinuation is that because she’s the speaker of the House, she doesn’t get caught up in the affairs of common people.
This is what Democratic leadership looks like. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid is glad to have tourists out of the capitol because he thinks they smell funny, and now the Democratic leader of the House is above popular culture. How can you explain this away? This is freudian at best, but it’s a real glimpse into the head of a very powerful woman in our nation.
She’s not like you and I, she knows it, and she’s happy about it. She is perfectly content dictating to us what we need. That’s how she rolls.
Our response? First, we hold conservative leadership accountable to the highest standard and let them know that idiocy like this will not be tolerated. Demand conservative values, and remember and remind them that they serve at our good pleasure. Second, speak with your vote. Keep records and haev a long memory. Come election time, vote out every single one of them who doesn’t represent you.
