Speaker Pelosi: Jobless Benefits Are the Fastest Way To Create Jobs

House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA).

Wonder what you would find if you frisked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) yesterday while she was talking to reporters?

Answer: She believes that unemployment checks are the fastest way to create jobs.

Sorry for posting two ‘Liberal Smarts’ blog entries in a row, but this pure ignorance coming from Speaker Pelosi just made my jaw drop.

Click here if you would like to read Ed Morrissey’s analysis of Speaker Pelosi’s logic regarding this issue. Hint: She is off on another planet if she truly believes the rhetoric that just came out of her mouth.

It’s clear: It is not possible for Liberals and Democrats to figure out any way to tackle America’s ongoing recession that doesn’t involve spending enormous amounts of hard-earned taxpayer money!

Liberal’s plan for everything: Got a problem? We can solve it by tossing a thousand-plus page piece of legislation and a handful of other people’s cash at it. Ta-da!

What a joke.

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Nancy Pelosi (D) Caught Lying: Says Bush Didn’t Warn Congress About Financial Crisis

Wonder what you would find if you frisked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) during a press conference on April 15, 2010?

Answer: She had the nerve to accuse the Bush Administration of not warning Congress about the potential financial crisis.

Truth is… She lied.

Talking Points Memo reports:

During her weekly press conference on April 15, a reporter asked Pelosi a seemingly innocuous question about taxes. Pelosi prefaced her response with a fairly standard litany: explaining the dire state of the U.S. economy inherited by President Obama and setting the blame at the foot of the Bush administration. But she also added this: “When [then-Senator Obama] accepted the nomination in Colorado, the [Bush] Administration had kept from the public the idea that, in a matter of weeks, the financial community would be in crisis, and we would need to pass the TARP legislation.”

Jim Hoft – from Gateway Pundit – battled back against House Speaker Pelosi’s outrageous lie:

But, what Speaker Pelosi failed to mention was that President Bush warned the Democratic Congress 17 times in 2008 alone about the systemic consequences of financial turmoil at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and also put forward thoughtful plans to reduce the risk that either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would encounter such difficulties.

Unfortunately, these warnings went unheeded, as the President’s repeated attempts to reform the supervision of these entities were thwarted by the legislative maneuvering of those who emphatically denied there were problems.

It is time to set the record straight, because this is an issue that infuriated me during my last year at Michigan State University and still does. Former President George W. Bush might not have been your favorite president, but we cannot continue to ignore the facts of what actually occurred during the past nine years. In reality, former President Bush warned Congress numerous times about Freddie Mac and Frannie Mae and the potential destruction of our economy they could cause. Unfortunately, the economy ended up sinking into a recession right before the 2008 election.

Democrats – and Republicans – ignored the Bush Administration’s warnings, but does that stop them from playing petty politics and attempting to toss the entire financial crisis on to former President Bush? Nope. And don’t forget… Then-Senator Obama ignored the administration’s warnings, but will he remind the American public about that today? Not at all.

This is for the ignorant liberals – especially college students – who continue to fabricate their unintelligent arguments with the strategy of “Blame Bush”:

On September 19, 2008, The White House released this list of attempts by President Bush to reform Freddie Mae and Freddie Mac since he took office in 2001. Unfortunately, Congress – notice it’s not Bush – did not act on the president’s warnings:

2001

April: The Administration’s FY02 budget declares that the size of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is “a potential problem,” because “financial trouble of a large GSE could cause strong repercussions in financial markets, affecting Federally insured entities and economic activity.”

2002

May: The President calls for the disclosure and corporate governance principles contained in his 10-point plan for corporate responsibility to apply to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  (OMB Prompt Letter to OFHEO, 5/29/02)

2003

January: Freddie Mac announces it has to restate financial results for the previous three years.

February: The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) releases a report explaining that “although investors perceive an implicit Federal guarantee of [GSE] obligations,” “the government has provided no explicit legal backing for them.”  As a consequence, unexpected problems at a GSE could immediately spread into financial sectors beyond the housing market.  (“Systemic Risk: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Role of OFHEO,” OFHEO Report, 2/4/03)

September: Fannie Mae discloses SEC investigation and acknowledges OFHEO’s review found earnings manipulations.

September: Treasury Secretary John Snow testifies before the House Financial Services Committee to recommend that Congress enact “legislation to create a new Federal agency to regulate and supervise the financial activities of our housing-related government sponsored enterprises” and set prudent and appropriate minimum capital adequacy requirements.

October: Fannie Mae discloses $1.2 billion accounting error.

November: Council of the Economic Advisers (CEA) Chairman Greg Mankiw explains that any “legislation to reform GSE regulation should empower the new regulator with sufficient strength and credibility to reduce systemic risk.”  To reduce the potential for systemic instability, the regulator would have “broad authority to set both risk-based and minimum capital standards” and “receivership powers necessary to wind down the affairs of a troubled GSE.”  (N. Gregory Mankiw, Remarks At The Conference Of State Bank Supervisors State Banking Summit And Leadership, 11/6/03)

2004

February: The President’s FY05 Budget again highlights the risk posed by the explosive growth of the GSEs and their low levels of required capital, and called for creation of a new, world-class regulator:  “The Administration has determined that the safety and soundness regulators of the housing GSEs lack sufficient power and stature to meet their responsibilities, and therefore…should be replaced with a new strengthened regulator.”  (2005 Budget Analytic Perspectives, pg. 83)

February: CEA Chairman Mankiw cautions Congress to “not take [the financial market's] strength for granted.”  Again, the call from the Administration was to reduce this risk by “ensuring that the housing GSEs are overseen by an effective regulator.”  (N. Gregory Mankiw, Op-Ed, “Keeping Fannie And Freddie’s House In Order,” Financial Times, 2/24/04)

June: Deputy Secretary of Treasury Samuel Bodman spotlights the risk posed by the GSEs and called for reform, saying “We do not have a world-class system of supervision of the housing government sponsored enterprises (GSEs), even though the importance of the housing financial system that the GSEs serve demands the best in supervision to ensure the long-term vitality of that system.  Therefore, the Administration has called for a new, first class, regulatory supervisor for the three housing GSEs:  Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banking System.”  (Samuel Bodman, House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Testimony, 6/16/04)

2005

April: Treasury Secretary John Snow repeats his call for GSE reform, saying “Events that have transpired since I testified before this Committee in 2003 reinforce concerns over the systemic risks posed by the GSEs and further highlight the need for real GSE reform to ensure that our housing finance system remains a strong and vibrant source of funding for expanding homeownership opportunities in America… Half-measures will only exacerbate the risks to our financial system.”  (Secretary John W. Snow, “Testimony Before The U.S. House Financial Services Committee,” 4/13/05)

2007

July: Two Bear Stearns hedge funds invested in mortgage securities collapse.

August: President Bush emphatically calls on Congress to pass a reform package for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying “first things first when it comes to those two institutions.  Congress needs to get them reformed, get them streamlined, get them focused, and then I will consider other options.”  (President George W. Bush, Press Conference, The White House, 8/9/07)

September: RealtyTrac announces foreclosure filings up 243,000 in August – up 115 percent from the year before.

September: Single-family existing home sales decreases 7.5 percent from the previous month – the lowest level in nine years.  Median sale price of existing homes fell six percent from the year before.

December: President Bush again warns Congress of the need to pass legislation reforming GSEs, saying “These institutions provide liquidity in the mortgage market that benefits millions of homeowners, and it is vital they operate safely and operate soundly. So I’ve called on Congress to pass legislation that strengthens independent regulation of the GSEs – and ensures they focus on their important housing mission.  The GSE reform bill passed by the House earlier this year is a good start.  But the Senate has not acted.  And the United States Senate needs to pass this legislation soon.”  (President George W. Bush, Discusses Housing, The White House, 12/6/07)

2008

January: Bank of America announces it will buy Countrywide.

January: Citigroup announces mortgage portfolio lost $18.1 billion in value.

February: Assistant Secretary David Nason reiterates the urgency of reforms, says “A new regulatory structure for the housing GSEs is essential if these entities are to continue to perform their public mission successfully.”  (David Nason, Testimony On Reforming GSE Regulation, Senate Committee On Banking, Housing And Urban Affairs, 2/7/08)

March: Bear Stearns announces it will sell itself to JPMorgan Chase.

March: President Bush calls on Congress to take action and “move forward with reforms on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They need to continue to modernize the FHA, as well as allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to homeowners to refinance their mortgages.”  (President George W. Bush, Remarks To The Economic Club Of New York, New York, NY, 3/14/08)

April: President Bush urges Congress to pass the much needed legislation and “modernize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. [There are] constructive things Congress can do that will encourage the housing market to correct quickly by … helping people stay in their homes.”  (President George W. Bush, Meeting With Cabinet, the White House, 4/14/08)

May: President Bush issues several pleas to Congress to pass legislation reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the situation deteriorates further.

• “Americans are concerned about making their mortgage payments and keeping their homes. Yet Congress has failed to pass legislation I have repeatedly requested to modernize the Federal Housing Administration that will help more families stay in their homes, reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure they focus on their housing mission, and allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to refinance sub-prime loans.”   (President George W. Bush, Radio Address, 5/3/08)
• “[T]he government ought to be helping creditworthy people stay in their homes. And one way we can do that – and Congress is making progress on this – is the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. That reform will come with a strong, independent regulator.”  (President George W. Bush, Meeting With The Secretary Of The Treasury, the White House, 5/19/08)
• “Congress needs to pass legislation to modernize the Federal Housing Administration, reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure they focus on their housing mission, and allow State housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to refinance subprime loans.”  (President George W. Bush, Radio Address, 5/31/08)

June: As foreclosure rates continued to rise in the first quarter, the President once again asks Congress to take the necessary measures to address this challenge, saying “we need to pass legislation to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.”  (President George W. Bush, Remarks At Swearing In Ceremony For Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 6/6/08)

July: Congress heeds the President’s call for action and passes reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as it becomes clear that the institutions are failing.

Oh yeah! Let’s also not forget that Senator John McCain attempted to fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac back in 2005. Who stopped it? Take a guess… Give up?… The Democrats – of course.

Hope a little knowledge was passed along in this post. Blame Bush? Yeah, perhaps a little bit, but it’s more like “Blame Democrats.”

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Obama-Care Accidentally Strips Congress of Healthcare!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care reform bill… for the gazzillionth time?

Answer: It may have accidentally stripped Congress of health coverage!

HAHA! Oops!

The New York Times reports (I know… I’m surprised too):

[...] the law may “remove members of Congress and Congressional staff” from their current coverage, in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, before any alternatives are available.

[...]

The law apparently bars members of Congress from the federal employees health program, on the assumption that lawmakers should join many of their constituents in getting coverage through new state-based markets known as insurance exchanges.

But the research service found that this provision was written in an imprecise, confusing way, so it is not clear when it takes effect.

The new exchanges do not have to be in operation until 2014. But because of a possible “drafting error,” the report says, Congress did not specify an effective date for the section excluding lawmakers from the existing program.

Under well-established canons of statutory interpretation, the report said, “a law takes effect on the date of its enactment” unless Congress clearly specifies otherwise. And Congress did not specify any other effective date for this part of the health care law. The law was enacted when President Obama signed it three weeks ago.

The unintended consequences of this enormous health-care bill was inevitable. Unfortunately, the corrupt liberal mainstream media decided to report on what’s actually in the bill after the massive government expansion/entitlement passed.

Excellent point by the NYT: “If they did not know exactly what they were doing to themselves, did lawmakers who wrote and passed the bill fully grasp the details of how it would influence the lives of other Americans?” Hmm… That is a good question and like I said above, it would have been nice if they decided to do their jobs as journalists beforehand.

Could this be more reason to repeal this monstrosity called “Obama-Care”? I think I will go ahead and label this another EPIC FAIL created by the Democratic Party. Not looking good… They have been on a roll lately!

Reminder: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said we’d have to pass the bill so that people could find out what’s in it. Apparently, she didn’t read this P.O.S. during the year long health-care debate. Vote her out!

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America Doesn’t Like Obama-Care, Pelosi (D-CA), Or Reid (D-NV)!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Obama-Care’s favorability ratings?

Answer: Epically low!

Ouch! CBS News reports:

Pelosi and Reid are viewed unfavorably by roughly three times as many people as they are viewed favorably.

Pelosi’s favorable rating in the poll stands at 11 percent. Her unfavorable rating, meanwhile, is 37 percent — meaning that more than one in three views the California Democrat negatively.

[...]

Reid’s favorable rating, meanwhile, is even lower: Eight percent. His unfavorable rating stands at 23 percent.

The Nevada Democrat, who is facing a tough reelection battle, appears to be an unknown quantity to most Americans: Nearly seven in ten say they are say they are either undecided or haven’t heard enough about Reid to offer an opinion.

Not looking good for these two staunch liberals! Unfortunately, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional district is located in the heart of America’s top liberal cesspool – San Francisco – and will probably be re-elected. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on the other hand, will have an extremely tough fight to keep his job in Nevada. Thank God. Click here to see who is running against him.

In other polling news, CNN/Opinion Research Corporation released an interesting poll yesterday after President Obama’s socialized health-care bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on a straight Democratic party-line vote:

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll found that 59 percent of those surveyed opposed the bill, and 39 percent favored it. All of the interviews were conducted before the House voted Sunday night, but the contents of the bill were widely known.

This poll proves once again that the Democrats and Liberals inside Washington D.C. ignored the American people late Sunday night when they decided they knew what was best and rammed an unconstitutional, socialized health-care bill down our throats. Congratulations Democrats… You are a disgrace to the office you hold.

CONSERVATIVE VICTORY 2010! Let’s remove these snobs from their positions!

Please don’t forget to…

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Senior Congressional Staff Exempt From Obama-Care!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked President Obama’s socialized health-care bill that he plans on signing into law today?

Answer: The senior staff members who wrote the bill are exempted from Obama-Care!

Wow! This is absolutely unbelievable… The New Ledger reports:

One such surprise is found on page 158 of the legislation, which appears to create a carveout for senior staff members in the leadership offices and on congressional committees, essentially exempting those senior Democrat staffers who wrote the bill from being forced to purchase health care plans in the same way as other Americans.

Apparently, the Democrat’s socialized health-care is so great of a system that they don’t want to use it. Hmm? It’s interesting how this one works out. Some day I might understand these idiotic politicians, but I highly doubt it.

Let the adventure of finding atrocious details within Obama-Care begin! After all, it has to be signed into law before we can figure out what’s in this bill, right House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA)?

Absolutely pathetic…

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Political Ad: NRSC Releases “Broken Promises”

Political Ad: "Broken Promises."

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the latest political advertisement by the National Republican Senatorial Committee?

Answer: A summary of the Democrat’s “broken promises.”

Props to the NRSC! This was a brilliant advertisement that highlights many of the corrupt and unethical actions of the Democratic Party – including President Obama – over the last year or so. Now if only they would place this advertisement on television… Oh, I’d love it!

Overall, I liked how the NRSC focused on a lot of the corrupt-style politics performed by the House Democrats. Personally, I thought the last 15 second of the advertisement was the best, because it’s one hell of a political uppercut as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) describes the Democratic House as the most honest, ethical, and transparent Congress. Let’s face it, the words used by the NRSC at the end of the ad describe it best: The most corrupt, secretive, and unethical Congress.

Keep these type of political advertisements coming NRSC and hopefully it will lead to an amazing Conservative victory 2010!

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Funny: Mr. Tax-Law-Writing-Tax-Evader

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee?

Answer: He’s swimming – Oops! I mean laying – in political scandal after political scandal.

Peter Beinart from the Daily Beast reports:

Charles Rangel would make the all-Madden team, too. The son of a maid, he went to work at age 8, won a Purple Heart in Korea, and rose through the Harlem Democratic machine. Since entering Congress, he has spoken blunt truths: declaring that if congressmen’s sons served in uniform, America would never have gone to war in Iraq. He has taken care of the little guy, assiduously bringing home federal bucks to his impoverished district. And in the Rostenkowski tradition, Rangel has taken care of himself as well, using rent-controlled apartments given to him by a Manhattan developer,and failing to pay income tax on a three-bedroom villa in the Dominican Republic (where he’s been pictured napping).

[...]

A Democratic source says party pollsters are picking up rumblings that the Rangel scandal is starting to register with the public. If Pelosi and the White House wait until the ethics committee hands down its final verdict, it may be too late.

Take your time getting rid of Rep. Rangel Democrats… It will make campaigning a whole lot easier for Republicans later on in the year.

In the meantime, I’m sure Rep. Rangel will go take a nap somewhere exotic and randomly forget to pay his taxes that he helps write. Genius!

Check out this funny video by PJTV while you’re at it:

[Youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UksfV5V7R20]

HAHA!

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Poll: 10% Say Congress Is Doing A Good Job!

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the latest Rasmussen poll regarding the United States Congress’ approval ratings?

Answer: The lowest approval rating ever recorded for a Congress in Rasmussen history!

Congratulations Democrats! Rasmussen reports:

Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job.

That’s up ten points from the previous high of 61% reached a month ago.

Only 10% of voters say Congress is doing a good or excellent job.

Nearly half of Democratic voters (48%) now give Congress a poor rating, up 17 points since January. The vast majority of Republicans and voters not affiliated with either party also give Congress poor ratings.

Seventy percent (70%) of voters say Congress has not passed any legislation that would significantly improve life for Americans, up 10 points over the past month and the highest level of dissatisfaction measured in regular tracking in over three years. Only 15% say Congress has passed such legislation.

Forty percent (40%) of voters nationwide now say it is at least somewhat likely Congress will seriously address the most important issues facing the nation. That’s down from 59% last March. Only 9% say it is Very Likely Congress will address these issues.

EPIC FAIL.

Perhaps it’s ridiculous statements like these made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that largely contributes to Congress’ negative perception.

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According To Newly Released Documents, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Lied About Waterboarding

Remember this from last May?

House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA).

Wonder what you would find if you frisked the first batch of documents from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding congressional torture briefings?

Answer: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) lied.

Considering Speaker Pelsoi’s track record, I never thought for one second that she was telling the truth regarding the CIA’s torture briefings, but it was interesting to see her dig deeper and deeper into a hole she could not catapult out of.

Unfortunately for Speaker Pelosi, it turns out that she was briefed about CIA torture methods – including waterboarding – back in April 2002. FOX News reports:

The documents show Pelosi was briefed about “ongoing interrogations of Abu Zubaydah” on April 24, 2002, just weeks after the top Al Qaeda suspect was captured in Pakistan. Previously, Pelosi asserted the 2002 briefing covered only “interrogation techniques the administration was considering using in the future.”

Last May, Pelosi accused the CIA of lying to her and other lawmakers about enhanced interrogation techniques used by the agency on terrorism suspects known as high-value detainees. Waterboarding, a simulated form of drowning, is one of the tactics interrogators used to coax information out of the suspects. Its use drew severe criticism because the United States has abstained from it in past conflicts.

Last year, Pelosi said she was only briefed once on the advanced interrogation methods, in September 2002. At the time, Pelosi was the House Minority Whip and top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. She said in May 2009 that CIA briefers told her that “the use of enhanced interrogation techniques were legal,” and added that waterboarding “was not being employed.”

CIA records show that during the September 2002 briefing, Pelosi and others were given “a description of the particular enhanced interrogation techniques that had been employed” on Zubaydah. The U.S. was already waterboarding Zubaydah by that point. CIA officials said they believed agency briefers had indeed informed Pelosi that Zubaydah was undergoing waterboarding sessions.

Ouch… Not looking good for Speaker Pelosi.

Jim Hoft – from Gateway Pundit – put together a good summary regarding Speaker Pelosi’s lie on his blog:

• Speaker Pelosi was briefed about “ongoing” interrogations of Abu Zubaydah on April 24, 2002.
• Last year, in 2009, Pelosi said she was only briefed once on the advanced interrogation methods, in September 2002.
• During the September 2002 briefing, Pelosi and others were given “a description of the particular enhanced interrogation techniques that had been employed” on Zubaydah.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is specifically referenced in a briefing that took place on April 24, 2002, regarding the “ongoing interrogations of Abu Zubaydah.”

Good luck trying to get out of this one Speaker Pelosi. Fortunately for her, she has the liberal mainstream media on her side. Any bets on if they even report this story?

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Nancy Pelosi Uses Air Force To Chauffeur Her Kids Around

Wonder what you would find if you frisked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and her family?

Answer: Apparently, she has been using military aircrafts to taxi her kids and grand kids across the country without any U.S. Representatives on board.

Absolutely wonderful… Wasteful government spending and abuse of power at its finest. FOX Nation reports:

Using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, Judicial Watch uncovered thousands of pages of travel documents related to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s use of military aircraft.

What hasn’t been revealed so far is that military aircraft are being used to shuttle Pelosi’s kids and grandkids between DC and San Francisco without any Congressional representatives even onboard! Put simply, the United States Air Force is serving as a multi-billion dollar chauffeur- and baby-sitting service for Nancy Pelosi’s kids and grandkids — presumably because commercial travel is beneath the families of the autocrats.

Click here to check out copies of the report.

*Waving* Goodbye taxpayer dollars. Hopefully the Speaker’s children and grandchildren enjoyed their vacations. After all, she is only a millionaire and might be spending beyond her means if she bought them commercial airline tickets, haha. Typical liberal… Who’s the real “fat-cat” now?

We must demand our money back!

Side-Note: Click here to check out Nancy Pelosi’s 200 seat USAF C-32, Boeing  757… Yeah, I bet she is feeling the pain of everyday Americans.

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