Has Nancy Pelosi Been Marginalized in the Debt Debate?

[Casino67]

Time Swampland:



At Thursday’s White House meeting between President Obama and congressional leaders, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner laid out in stark terms the awful economic repercussions of allowing the debt ceiling to lapse. Everyone in the room agreed that defaulting on U.S. debt would be disastrous and that something must be done. At that point, Nancy Pelosi asked: Why couldn’t the debt ceiling be decoupled from deficit reduction?

Her query, after so many weeks of reports and talks centered on deficit reduction tied to a debt ceiling deal, visibly surprised some leaders in the room, several Republican and Democratic sources say. Obama politely informed the House Minority Leader, those same sources say, that that train had left the station weeks ago.


To be fair, many Democrats would love to raise the debt ceiling with a clean vote, without conditions, but House test votes last month proved such a move to be impossible in the current climate. And Pelosi had already pledged herself earlier in Thursday’s meeting to passing a large deficit reduction package. So, why not pass the debt ceiling now, she reasoned, and give negotiators more time to hash out the bigger package? “Leader Pelosi and the House leadership have worked closely together to achieve consensus and unity of message in the caucus,” said her spokesman, Drew Hammill. “With respect to the ongoing negotiations, Leader Pelosi is committed to finding a balanced, bipartisan package that doesn’t cut Medicare and Social Security benefits.”


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Hyperpartisanship got her where she is and now it will bring her down. With the makeup in the Republican House, it just won't work nowadays.

And, the woman is seven months older than me. It is time for her to stop the stretching and grow old gracefully.....and retire.

[nickydog]

First time I've ever seen her look disheveled. I was surprised when I saw her on TV yesterday.

[Casino67]

First time I've ever seen her look disheveled. I was surprised when I saw her on TV yesterday.

 

I was going to say she was rode hard and put away wet. I too, have never seen her look so just plain worn out.

[Valin]

Nancy Pelosi? Who?

[clearvision]

Would the Republican minority leader have been included last year?

[Valin]

Nancy Pelosi? Who?

 

[Chickadee]

Nancy Pelosi? Who?

Excellent illustration, Valin. The inevitable decline of all, especially those who think themselves indestructible, e.g. Pelosi and Obama.

[Saltbag]

First time I've ever seen her look disheveled. I was surprised when I saw her on TV yesterday.

 

I was going to say she was rode hard and put away wet. I too, have never seen her look so just plain worn out.

 

It's the trauma of suddenly having to travel coach.

 

Once she lost the majority, it was only going to be a matter of time before she fell from grace. Libs eat their own in times of hardship. She may get the occasional undeserved spotlight, but Pelosi's days are numbered.

[nickydog]

I can still see her marching to the steps of Congress carrying that giant gavel. Man, that was obnoxious.

[Evad]

First time I've ever seen her look disheveled. I was surprised when I saw her on TV yesterday.

 

I was going to say she was rode hard and put away wet. I too, have never seen her look so just plain worn out.

 

It's the trauma of suddenly having to travel coach.

 

Once she lost the majority, it was only going to be a matter of time before she fell from grace. Libs eat their own in times of hardship. She may get the occasional undeserved spotlight, but Pelosi's days are numbered.

 

OMG!!!

That pic should come with a BARF ALERT!!

It's tough when all that BOTOX explodes and leaves you "as is".

[Evad]

"I was going to say she was rode hard and put away wet. I too, have never seen her look so just plain worn out."

 

More like Freeze Dried.