January 4, 2011
The deal struck between the White House and Republicans that would have extended the Bush tax cuts and greatly enhance the coffers of the countries richest people -- dead and alive -- failed to make it on to the House floor for a vote before the 112th Congress convened on January 3, 2011.
In a surprise move that has some Democrats euphoric and Republicans stunned, Speaker Nancy Pelosi exercised her authority for the final time and blocked the vote.
"We will not let these Bush tax cuts go through the gate. The gate is closed, and don't think about going over the fence. The fence is too high, and you all are too fat to pole vault in. You don't look good in jumpsuits, and real parachuting went out of style with George H.W! We are not going to give millionaires and billionaires more money when most Americans are struggling to make ends meet. This proposed legislation would add billions of dollars to the deficit," she said before grabbing two bottles of Chardonnay and jumping out of the House Chamber window on to an inflatable slide.
Above the hum of the private jet waiting below, the crowd heard these last words, "To the Republican who called me a m---f--er, f--- you! I've been in the business 23 years. I've had it. That's it."