Posted by
Always To The Right on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 10:21:34 AM
“Pelosi screwed up royally. She is the Democratic Tom DeLay.”
Pelosi screwed up royally. She is the Democratic Tom DeLay. Newt
Gingrich was an ideologue, but Tom DeLay was simply a partisan, most
keenly interested in maximizing his party's political power. Pelosi
cut a deal in which, as far as I can tell, every single Republican in a
safe seat had to vote yes so that the Democrats could maximize their no
votes. Given that the Republican caucus is pretty much in open revolt,
this was beyond moronic. She then spent a week openly and repeatedly
blaming the Republicans and the Bush administration for the current
crisis.
Being in power means that you get to give your party special favors on
many occasions--but it also means that you, yes you, have the ultimate
responsibility for getting things done. She didn't particularly try to
bring her party in line, and so of course as soon as a few Republicans
defected, hers stampeded. The ultimate blame for this failure has to
be laid at her feet.
That doesn't excuse the Republicans;