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| Pelosi: I'm clueless about cash cut-off |
| 2009-09-17 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday she is clueless about an amendment to prohibit government funds for embattled ACORN, although it overwhelmingly passed the Senate Monday and the White House is calling for the group to be held accountable. "I don't even know what they passed," Pelosi told The Post yesterday. "What did they do? They defunded it?" The amendment to suspend housing grants was a stunning blow to the community-activist group -- and came as some Democrats and the White House have been backing away from the group. The vote was preceded by the release of videos by conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute soliciting -- and receiving -- tips from ACORN employees about how to shield income, avoid taxes and set up a brothel. The issue now goes to a House-Senate conference committee for a spending bill. Its fate is up to Democratic leaders, particularly Pelosi, since the House passed no such provision. Some fellow lawmakers were surprised that Pelosi wasn't following the issue. "I think that she's not focused on the issue of corruption," said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who has been hammering ACORN. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Pelosi: I'm clueless There. Fixed it for ya. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-09-17 20:18 |
| #3 Is she clueless about the House cash cut-off too? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-09-17 20:01 |
| #2 "I think that she's not focused on the issue of corruption," said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who has been hammering ACORN. Pelosi is too busy consolidating power. Her day is coming, and it will be sooner than I ever thought. What an incredible dolt. The Donks had the world by the short hairs and they got too greedy. All they had to do was show leadership. Focus on one agenda item at a time, and the world would have been theirs for the foreseeable future. Instead, because of surprisingly inept leadership and vision, they pissed away the goodwill of the American people. And a heck of a lot faster than GW and the Trunks did. And not that the trunks are all that much better. They darn sure better get a leader and credible candidates forward of 2010 will be a blip. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2009-09-17 11:39 |
| #1 Deniability? Maybe. Plausable? Not so much.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-09-17 11:20 |