Congressional Republicans Don't Buy Own Party's Pelosi Attacks

Politico:

After a one-two punch from Newt Gingrich and Dick Cheney, House Minority Leader John Boehner and other Republican lawmakers worry that their party has overplayed its hand on Nancy Pelosi.
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[lindamas]

Nancy Lies? Of course, our agencies would never mislead.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/05/the_fbi_agent_w.php

[Johnniedog]

The real problem in going after Pelosi is that she does not have a reputation of past lies....Everyone that is pointing a finger at Nancy has a past of lies and distortions.
Put it another way and you still come to the same conclusions.

Any time there is a difference of opinion between a Democrat and a Republican, the Democrat will always be the one telling the truth. Everyone believes Nancy Pelosi is telling the truth. "No one" believes the CIA or the Republican­s.....Even the Republicans don't believe the Republicans!!!

[rockyb26]

they need to leave nancy alone.

[tomasedison]

Newt changed over to being a Catholic for a reason.
He doesn't want to be labeled a Biblethumper when he runs in 2012.
Old Newt is running towards the center.

[ywcachieve]

So what is the basis for these Pelosi attacks, why is Gingrich calling for her hyde? This woman was not running the Oval Office, so what is the point in the GOP attacks?

[mamacat]

Like the ad used to say, Where's the Beef?

These yahoos making so much meaningless noise think that noise alone is enough to get things to go their way. It isn't. Unless there is more truth than lies to what they are saying, most people will continue to think of them as the looney-tunes that they are.

Right wing logic: It's OK that Bush and Cheney broke the law, and got thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis killed based on lies, but if Rep. Pelosi says that the CIA lied to her about the crimes of the Bush White House, then Pelosi (but not Bush and Cheney) must be held accountable for what Bush and Cheney did. Yeah, sure, that makes a lot of sense.

On this, Memorial Day, we should never forget the thousands of servicemen who died because Bush and Cheney felt compelled to lie.

[macjon]

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The attacks on nancy are nothing more than a SHINY OBJECT to distract the attention of Americans from the absolute failures of the shrub Administration.
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[Decipherer]

You are precisely right, because the GOP no matter their present circumstances, are masters of the shiny object distraction, given our national ADHD afflliction. I call the latest charade "The Pelosi Distraction," and no, it is not the latest Robert Ludlum novel.

It is far more serious than that.

The full-scale assault led by Dick "I'm back in the game" Cheeney is deadly serious because he and his minions know they are highly vulnerable to accusations of war crimes, perjury, conspiracy, and a whole host of other offenses, should that information come to light. He is practically daring Obama to put it all out there, and is betting that Obama won't do it.

In fact, Obama may not have that much control over the flow of information coming out now in a trickle but could turn into a torrent by summer. By then, it is likely that Congress will have some sort of investigative commission established, or relevant committees in the House and Senate will be engaged.

It will get very, very interesting from here on out.

[TommyMcCarthy]

Nobody buys the Pelosi attacks

[Bob Charles]

No, I don't think so.

[maxfax]

This is all good news for the Democrats.

[RRanch]

Who listens to Newt Gingrich. He resigned in DISHONOR.

[Colmore]

He converted to Catholicism, his third wife helped him become "saved" So, all the bad stuff is behind him now. He is even planning to run for president in 2012, if in his words "it becomes necessary". He said they are watching, and waiting. Newt will ride in on his white horse, and save the day. Lucky us!!What a pompous gasbag. His past will bury him, multiple divorces, adultery, ethics violations, sulking about his seat on the back of Air Force One so he shut the government down. He really is a "prince of a guy". Fade back into obscurity, Newt, I am sure wife #4 is waiting in the wings.

[tomasedison]

Newt is a serial adulterer and that makes him a serial sinner. He always gets away with whatever he can get away with.

[Rmath]

Yes, let's have a "truth commission" investigation. Let them investigage Pelosi. And in tandem, we'll investigate Cheney, Rumsfeld, even Bush. Is that what the GOP wants?

Be careful what you wish for, morons. You may get your wish after all.

[kareemachan]

FTA:

“If the story becomes about us and not her, it’s a problem for us,” said a senior Republican lawmaker.

This says it in a nutshell, and it's why they are trying to fan the flames here in the first place.

[kimleehan]

Like my sargent used to say," if you like me than I'm not doing my job. The republicans hate Pelosi, tells me everything I need to know.--- Maybe thats why the republicans love Bush & Cheney so much.

[TParrish]

Boehner, stop pointing fingers and chasing your tail, and do what you were elected to do, solve the economic crisis. Put people back to work. Get people back in their homes. Regulate the banks and wall street. Eliminate our dependence on foreign oil. Clean up our environment.

If you're not up to it, resign and go home.

[SEQUOIABISON]

These despicable political outcasts can throw all the fire bombs they want from the peanut gallery, but the proud lady, Nancy Pelosi, still stands tall as the Speaker of the peoples House.

Long Live Nancy Pelosi, the finest Speaker we have had in Congress for the last 220 years, this incredible woman has risen to the highest elected office ever held by a woman in America.

She is extremely intelligent and very tough politically, I am so happy that she is in charge of the House of Representatives and continues to frustrate the republicans who are now resorting to desperate attacks to try to bring her down, but she will survive this absurd onslaught and continue to help Obama govern from the Left.