Pelosi Blocks Bush From Calling Congress Into Session Over FISA

Politico:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) mistrust of President Bush is really well known and runs deep. Fearing a recess appointment by Bush during the Christmas-New Year's break, the Nevada Democrat refused to adjourn the chamber during the whole period, scheduling very, very brief pro forma sessions every couple of days to avoid any such appointments.

Now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has joined with her Senate colleague, scheduling two pro forma sessions for the House this week so that Bush cannot call Congress back into special session to take up the now-expired Protect America Act, an enhanced surveillance bill that lapsed over the weekend, or the Senate-passed amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

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Comments

[BrickSykes]

Good going, Nancy! Turn those Screws!

Brick

[Tankan]

It's true!

Nancy with the mesmerized eyes has shown signs of brain activity!

[stlrfan]

Spit in his eye Nancy.

[kroses98]

Thanks for this "little something," Nancy, but I am still waiting for the one thing we really need, that you are blocking. That is IMPEACHMENT!!!

[research]

Pelosi: Finally figured out that the rethugs will game the system? I hope so. Rahm is WRONG! Impeachment is required to prevent world war three and restore the USA's standing in the world.

[milo9]

I know it sticks in the craw, but if you'd like to give Pelosi a little encouragement here's her Washington number: [phone]

[mstoot]

What I want to know is why in the hell is congress in recess again? Didn't they get a month over the Christmas holidays, coming back into session in late January?

[Tankan]

Congress likes to get back to work so they can have a rest!

[Bendersky]

Thank you, Speaker Pelosi. Thank you. Do not trust anything this presidnet does or says until we are dancing on the steaming corpse of his presidency and Uncle Karl has stake though his heart.

It's ironic that the one man who has done more than anyone top destabilize the entire planet and undermine U.S. citizen rights is now so concerned about our safety. No one believes you anymore, George. No one believes you.


And while we're on it, Ms. Pelosi, could someone please tell us what all of those empty, highly guarded federal prisons scattered across the country are to be used for? Are they for subversives like, say, your averag Huffpo bloggers?

[FogBelter]

Good for Speaker Pelosi!

If Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid can thwart Bush's initiatives in the remaining months of his Presidency the United States will be better for it.

[imusintheevening]

C'mon Nancy strap on that big one and tell "lil Bush" to bend over!

[kkuate]

Way to go Mrs. Pelosi....... The people of this nation elected a Democratic Congress to thwart the harmful consequences of Bush's policies, which were being supported by a rubber stamp Republican Congress.
Don't let Bush "get away with murder" respecting the abuse and mishandling of our Constitutional.
My faith in you is finally paying off, in a small way right now, but it is a beginning of hopefully great things to come.

[Stokes]

Don't cave in again, Nancy. Stand up to these lying monsters. Truth always wins. The real terrorists are in the Bush Administration. Just hope they don't pull an attack and blame it on other terrorists. Next step put impeachment on the table. Cheney,first.

[independentrepublicrat]

Dare I say Obama's insurgent campaign and against all odds gutsy fight is giving some courage to congressional democrats and helping to stiffen their backbones?!

[Lemeritus]

Ask Claire McKaskill who voted in favor of immunity.

[estreya]

You know i was shocked at that vote. I heard her explain it, and still didn't understand her reasoning. She said something along the lines of the telecoms were innocent because they were just following the orders of the administration. Weird, huh?

[Rickter]

Nancy baby... nice to see you finally growin' a pair...

[lungfish]

How Dick Cheney Used the NSA for Domestic Spying Pre-9/11


http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9561

[hmmmmmer]

The Republicans and Bush are responsible for the extension not being enacted, they are at fault. If the Democrats cave to this one I won't be surprised, but you give the republicans and this administration one millimeter and they will advance on astronomical unit. Bush and his crowd should be finished and this is one way to do it, don't give the telecoms immunity, period. Don't give Bush and his henchmen immunity, period.

[outnow]

It's the Boston Tea party all over again. The next thing you know, we will have a constitution.