Nancy gets behind Congressional Net usage

Congressman Pelosi speaks for herself here:

We share the goal of modernizing the antiquated franking regulations to address the rapidly changing realities of communications in the internet age. Like many other Members, I have a blog, use YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Digg, and other new media to communicate with constituents, and I believe they are vital tools toward increasing transparency and accountability.

It's a step to greater networked democracy, ain't bad.

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Comments

[iburl]

"I have a blog... and I believe they are vital tools toward increasing transparency and accountability."

I went to her "blog." comments were closed.

"networked democracy" my ass.

She needs to stop blogging and read her constituiton. Also could anyone reccomend her any good books about the role of an opposition party during times of crisis? or the balance of powers? Maybe a book about how a leader should spend her time if her (traditionally very important) organization has attained a 9 PERCENT APPROVAL RATING last month? The lowest in the history of polling? Maybe a book like that? Do your job and start protecting the constitution, Nancy.

[brandon102]

Life is so full of coincidences. Here's our Speaker, advocating for new/more use of the Internet, while AT&T, Cox, Comcast and the rest are moving toward pricing Internet service by bandwidth use (hint: it won't cost you less!) and Congress just retroactively pardoned and immunized the telcos for the rest of time. Hmmm. Almost makes you wonder.

[trollslayer666]

Instead of surfing the net, Nancy Pelosi should be earning her pay enacting that "commonsense policy" to lower oil prices that she promised us in 2006.