U.S. News: Nancy Pelosi Calls Bush "a Total Failure"

[Raiden]

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(CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date of the president.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says "I disapprove of Congress' performance in terms of ending the war."

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says "I disapprove of Congress' performance in terms of ending the war."

"God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject," Pelosi told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an exclusive interview.

The comments came two days after the president sharply criticized Congress over what he described as relative inaction over the course of the legislative term. At the White House on Wednesday, Bush noted that there were only 26 legislative days left in the fiscal year and said Congress would need to pass a spending bill every other day to "get their fundamental job done."

"This is not a record to be proud of, and I think the American people deserve better," Bush said. Video Watch Pelosi respond to criticism of Congress from the president.

In the interview, Pelosi said the president was in no position to criticize Congress and brushed aside the criticisms as "something to talk about because he has no ideas."

"For him to be challenging Congress when we are trying to sweep up after his mess over and over and over again -- at the end of the day, Congress will have passed its responsibility to pass legislation," she said.

But Pelosi's comments come as a new Gallup poll registers the lowest level of congressional approval among Americans in the polling organization's 30-year history of conducting that survey.
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That poll showed that its approval rating had reached an anemic 14 percent, while more than 70 percent of those polled said they disapproved of the job Congress is doing.

The House speaker said she doesn't consider those numbers a negative referendum on the Democrats in charge, saying she thinks they stem largely from Congress' failure to end the war in Iraq.

"Everything I see says this is about ending the war -- 'I disapprove of Congress' performance in terms of ending the war,' " she said. "In the House, we, of course, have over and over, five or six times, sent to the Senate legislation for a time certain to reduce our deployment in Iraq and bring our troops home safely, honorably and soon. We haven't been able to get it past the Senate or the president of the United States.

"So, on the basis of that, count me among the 70-some percent," she continued. "But that is one measure. The other measure that I'm more interested in is the one that talks about what is their view of Democrats. And the generic, who do you prefer to run the country on all of these issues? We're in double digits in any poll that you can take."

Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant derided Pelosi's comments as "the sort of partisan politics that Democrats once decried and promised to change."

"Rather than personally critique others, Speaker Pelosi should reconsider her own out-of-touch stance against oil exploration," he said. "With Americans paying record prices at the pump and Congress in gridlock, this is no time for the speaker to only offer personal attacks."

In the wide-ranging interview, the entirety of which will air Sunday on CNN's "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," Pelosi also reiterated her longtime opposition to lifting a congressional ban on offshore drilling as well as opening up areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil exploration. Bush and congressional Republicans have pushed for those two policy changes.

Pelosi has long opposed drilling offshore, a popular policy position among Californians, many of whom fear its environmental consequences along the state's coastline.

But a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll showed that more than 73 percent of Americans polled approved of lifting the 1981 ban, and the move holds support among many in Pelosi's own party, whose constituents are growing increasingly angry over rising gas prices.

Pelosi said the oil industry is not aggressively exploring large amounts of federal areas already leased to them and approved for drilling, including 33 million offshore acres and 68 million acres in the lower 48 states. She has sponsored legislation calling on oil companies to increase their production in those areas before they are allowed to go into the offshore areas currently banned.

"Thirty-three million acres offshore are allowed for leasing," she said. "And we're saying to them, use it or lose it. You have the opportunity to drill there. When you have exhausted those remedies, then you can talk about something else."

She's also calling on the president to release 10 percent of the more than 700 million barrels of oil housed in the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Bush said Tuesday that he is against any release from the reserve, saying that stash is for emergencies only. He also disputed that it would have any effect on lowering gas prices.

"What we are saying is, Mr. President, free our oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve," Pelosi said. "We're saying, let's take 10 percent of that, which has been paid for by the American taxpayer, and use that to put on the market so that we increase supply, reduce price."

"And when the price comes down, we can buy back the oil at a lower price, put it in the SPR, use the spread for renewable energy resources."

The House speaker has faced heavy criticism from House Republican leader John Boehner, who is leading a congressional delegation to ANWR this weekend and has said Pelosi's action does not adequately address the problem.
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He's also said Pelosi is leading the moderate faction of her party "off a cliff" by refusing to allow a vote in the House on offshore drilling.

"Just because John Boehner, who is my friend, has my respect, says it doesn't make it so," she responded, reiterating that she will block any vote to allow lifting the ban.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/17/pelosi.interview/index.html

[Purgatory]

At least she's showing she has SOME sanity left..

[Sean Connery]

and yet she backed down on impeaching that war mongering piece of shit

[Mek Blaze]

Fuck yeah! Her approval ratings going to go way up!:beardthing

[Sean Connery]

one thing I would like to see, Bush and Company and all those pricks be brought up on charges for this that has happened for the last 8 years

[Purgatory]

I would like to see the entire fucking administration hang for their war crimes.

[Sean Connery]

I been hoping for that since 2001

[muishot]

At least she's showing she has SOME sanity left..

No she is not. She is a bitch who made all these promises during the mid-term election that she will brings back congressional oversight on the administration and also make them accountable for their actions and on and on and on. Yet after they took over the House and the Senate, what did they do? They just give the President legal protection to keep on spying on Americans.

Calling Bush name is her way of giving us a bone to suck on while she is doing nothing. She is trying to make it looks like she is tough but all that she is doing is playing us like fools.

And I really despise her fake smile during the interview or any type of conversation. It is beyond ugly and so despicable. I tend to support the Democrats but I don't like what they are doing so far especially Pelosi.

[Sean Connery]

No she is not. She is a bitch who made all these promises during the mid-term election that she will brings back congressional oversight on the administration and also make them accountable for their actions and on and on and on. Yet after they took over the House and the Senate, what did they do? They just give the President legal protection to keep on spying on Americans.

Calling Bush name is her way of giving us a bone to suck on while she is doing nothing. She is trying to make it looks like she is tough but all that she is doing is playing us like fools.

And I really despise her fake smile during the interview or any type of conversation. It is beyond ugly and so despicable. I tend to support the Democrats but I don't like what they are doing so far especially Pelosi.

like I mentioned earlier, she backed down on impeaching Bush and Cheney

[Denji]

Hey, I've called him that. Why can't I be Speaker of the House?

[Sean Connery]

Hey, I've called him that. Why can't I be Speaker of the House?

the sad thing is all the bastards are all for a war, why don't they go fight on the front lines, better yet there kids can go on the front lines


if anything, all wars and anything military related should be left to high ranking Military Personell, not politicians

[Krory]

I'm loving the hypocrisy from some people (well one person) in this thread.

In any case... Pelosi pwnt Bush.

[Xion]

Her plans haven't been doing much better.

At least Bush is an obvious failure unlike Pelosi who promised big things and delivered nothing. :zaru

[Sean Connery]

@koroy
judging from above, something poitless was posted

[Bear Walken]

and yet she backed down on impeaching that war mongering piece of shit

Exactly. Bitch also failed. :notrust

[Sean Connery]

Exactly. Bitch also failed. :notrust

that is what sparked Cindy Shenan to run for her position

[Krory]

Her plans haven't been doing much better.

At least Bush is an obvious failure unlike Pelosi who promised big things and delivered nothing. :zaru

She's had a year.

Bush has had eight.

[ZeroBlack]

Even though she's right about Bush being a total failure, God knows it IS true, Mrs. Pelosi is one as well. I have not seen/heard of her doing anything remotely substantial.

[Krory]

Not making progress is still better than digressing, like Bush has done.

[Sean Connery]

lol

http://www.sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/miserable-failure.gif

[Krory]

Old'd/10 .

[Sean Connery]

the best way to sum Bush up

[Tasmanian Tiger]

Wolf Blitzer


That's a badass name :awesome

[♠Mr.Nibbles♠]

lol

http://www.sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/miserable-failure.gif

You know Im not the least bit surprised about this at all:awesome

[GsG]

Lately they has been a lot of mudslinging going on. A sure way to tell when election season is taking place. Then again people talk crap nearly all the time so I correct myself on the election season talk.

[LayZ]

Well he sure isn't a success.

But she shouldn't be the one to talk. :notrust

[Sean Connery]

Bush is gonna go down as the worst president in history

[Simulacrum]

...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7713/potkettleku2.gif :gar

[Sean Connery]

...

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/7713/potkettleku2.gif :gar

and your point being

[0Fear]

And this is news because?

[Sean Connery]

and your point being

[Raiden]

And this is news because?

Because President Bush has been slamming Congress with a series of attacks over the past few weaks, and until now, Congress hasn't lashed back at him. It's just one example of how millions of people in America are represented by a President that doesn't have their same ideals.

I thought that this was great material to post here after seeing how many times people bash America because the common belief is that we are war mongers. Ironic that the majority of the nation favors peace.

[0Fear]

Because President Bush has been slamming Congress with a series of attacks over the past few weaks, and until now, Congress hasn't lashed back at him. It's just one example of how millions of people in America are represented by a President that doesn't have their same ideals.

I thought that this was great material to post here after seeing how many times people bash America because the common belief is that we are war mongers. Ironic that the majority of the nation favors peace.

You misunderstand me. I thought that what she said was so obvious that this doesn't really count as news. Now if she said "oh, he's the best, I mean the absolute best" then we'd have something. Nothing against the thread, I just think its funny how the media makes a big deal about how people think the "president" sucks. It just makes me think about how much of a tool it is.

It's like the idea of honesty is being attacked.

[Blue_Panter_Ninja]

She's right,GW Bush is a failure to all USA:jk

[Xion]

She's had a year.

Bush has had eight.

She's all vagina and no action. :zaru

Besides, didn't she promise nigh immediate action or at least action in the short-term?

I don't really like either of them. Politics as usual.

[Pilaf]

That's a badass name :awesome

Too bad Wolf Blitzer is a tool of the establishment.

[SeventhDan]

This coming from the leader of a treasonous, money poisoned Congress.

[Nae'blis]

lol

http://www.sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/miserable-failure.gif

lol, what a coincidence.

[Trov]

Heh, this coming from the majority leader of a congress who is in the single digits when it comes to approval ratings.

[AbnormallyNormal]

i dont like nancy pelosi, she is terrible at speaking.... she looks nervous and jittery all the time, its uncomfortable to see or listen to her

but i do admire her strong liberal views of course

[Lezard Valeth]

It's like 8 years late. =}

[Gamma Akutabi]

Now we need more people to say that on camera.

Oh well, at least he won't be in office this time next year.

[ZeroBlack]

Now we need more people to say that on camera.

Oh well, at least he won't be in office this time next year.

Thank God, and hopefully he'll be kept out of public office.

[Believe It!]

Oh yeah Bush is a failure and yet his approval rating is more than twice that of hers. She has a single digit approval rating to go with her single digit I.Q.

It has been the congress that has blocked drilling in this country! It has been the congress that has played around with the lives of our troops by refusing to fund them for so long. It has been the congress that has done nothing about securing the border! It has been the congress that has hurt the economy by sending more money out of the country and printing more! It is the fault of the democrats in the congress! And Nancy Palousy is their leader.

[Razza]

Not that I like Bush much more but she honestly has no right to be speaking anymore.

[Raiden]

You misunderstand me. I thought that what she said was so obvious that this doesn't really count as news. Now if she said "oh, he's the best, I mean the absolute best" then we'd have something. Nothing against the thread, I just think its funny how the media makes a big deal about how people think the "president" sucks. It just makes me think about how much of a tool it is.

It's like the idea of honesty is being attacked.

Oh. Sorry about that then :sweatdrop

[Yume-chan]

@ Believe It! Preventing offshore drilling is a good thing. Even Bush has admitted that it won't provide short-term relief and in the long term we need to be looking at alternative fuel sources. I also find it amusing that you're simultaneously criticizing Congress for not supporting the war and for "sending money out of the country." (The Iraq war costs about $340 million per day.)

[Mael]

Honestly, I don't like Bush or Pelosi. Both of them are filled with empty promises and naivete. You could say the same about Barack Obama but the difference being is that he looks like he has a little more of a backbone to get things done.

One is a born-again idealist who put himself with yes-men/women and Darth Vader. The other is a naive Californian who is filled with ideas but not much on practicality. I can see how one would be worse than the other but which one?

[scottlw]

offshore drilling provides a hell of a lot of oil and would help.

[Seelas]

Pot, meet kettle.

[niyesuH]

that bitch could use some botox

[Sean Connery]

the other thing you can say about Bush, since day 1 gas prices rose over 2 bucks a gallon in his first year, and now by his final year gas ranges from 4-5 bucks, diesel being over 5 bucks, close to 6 bucks in other areas

[Believe It!]

@ Believe It! Preventing offshore drilling is a good thing. Even Bush has admitted that it won't provide short-term relief

What do you mean "even Bush"? You sound as if you don't like him. Well if that is so then why use him as a source? HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT!

Offshore drilling will help greatly in increasing oil supply and decreasing the price of gas.

and in the long term we need to be looking at alternative fuel sources.

We're already investing in alternative fuel source technology but they won't be ready until we are in the long term. Until that time we need to be using what we know, which is oil, which is coal, which is nuclear! If we don't then we will not reach the long term because our economy will be dead.

I also find it amusing that you're simultaneously criticizing Congress for not supporting the war and for "sending money out of the country." (The Iraq war costs about $340 million per day.)

Which we should be getting paid back for. But the war is necessary to peace in the middle east and stopping terrorism. Sending 48 billion dollars to treat AIDS in Africa is NOT necessary or productive because the money will just be stolen by the tyrant dictators of that continent.

Honestly, I don't like Bush or Pelosi. Both of them are filled with empty promises and naivete. You could say the same about Barack Obama but the difference being is that he looks like he has a little more of a backbone to get things done.

Yeah, like the backbone he showed when he stood up to his racist anti-American pastor. Or the backbone he showed when he refused to wear the flag pin even after he was pressured to do so. Oh wait, what's that? He didn't stand up to Wright and he did end up wearing the pin?

One is a born-again idealist who put himself with yes-men/women and Darth Vader.

I'll give you the "yes-men" point. I'm angry with him about that as well.

The other is a naive Californian who is filled with ideas but not much on practicality. I can see how one would be worse than the other but which one?

The banshee, since Bush is a lame duck and can't do any damage unless Palousy enables him to. Hence the lower approval rating.

offshore drilling provides a hell of a lot of oil and would help.

That's correct! And lets not forget that China is drilling off our coasts right now. So what happens if they have an oil spill off our shores? Who is going to clean it up? You think China is going to clean up a spill that isn't even near them?

[Sexta Espada]

Honestly, they both suck. It maybe in different ways for the two of them though :LOS

[Trov]

@ Believe It! Preventing offshore drilling is a good thing. Even Bush has admitted that it won't provide short-term relief and in the long term we need to be looking at alternative fuel sources.

No one is saying we shouldn't look for alternatives, however, keeping oil off the table is foolish. We will have an oil based economy for atleast 20 years more. We should do what we can to reduce the cost of oil. And this is mainly solved by drilling for more.

Also, it could provide short-term relief according to some, since just announcing the we will drill could lower the price of oil.

[Sean Connery]

the cost of oil was at 37 bucks a barrell prior to Bush getting elected

[Mider T]

Well nice to see someone said it....also that Sean Connery has already trolled this thread to death.

[Gary]

People have called this a while ago

[Vom Osten]

the cost of oil was at 37 bucks a barrell prior to Bush getting elected

Seriously, if your going to be a troll at least be an intellegent one. It was not (entirely) Bush's fault that oil spiked up so dramatically. The fundamental cause is supply and demand. More countries like China and India are buying up oil on the world market, therefore creating DEMAND. Oil is in limited SUPPLY, which raises the price. Fixing it would involve drilling for more oil, something Middle East countries are unable to do since the more limited the supply the more money they bring in. Its true that a good percentage of the oil increase is simply speculation, which is why the price of oil should drop eventually to meet the real oil price.

Oh and they both suck. Pelosi is simply trying to shift blame for her own failiures on an already unpopular figure. It seems like with Bush leaving office, everyone is taking shots at him.

[AbnormallyNormal]

just so you guys know, congress always has much lower approval than the president.... when people dont like the way the country is going, they blame congress more. because to most people congress is just "people bickering with each other" and "not getting anytyhing done". of course thats not true but thats the general vague view most americans have. so my point is that isnt terribly informative to use that approvial rating for congress as a metric on pelosi... but for the president, people can have a much moer accurate opinion, since they can more or less get a feel for how ONE PERSON is doing. much easier than over 500 people

[Brokensharingan]

Bush is a complete queen. He hasn't done anything right, he's started wars, and killedthousands all for his fetish for oil. TBH he should have been hung with Sadam.

[Mider T]

You keep posting in the thread your awful opinions, never minding the intelligent arguments. As you do for all of the threads you post in.

[Garlock]

Heres hoping the next presidential election brings about tribunals and swift justice to this president and his treason filled presidency.

At the moment, who holds majority in congress? The Dems do right?

[LouDAgreat]

"God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject,"

This should be George Bush's eulogy should he ever get shot, hanged or die.

[Robotkiller]

And we voted for him, TWICE.

What does that say about us as a people?

[LouDAgreat]

And we voted for him, TWICE.

What does that say about us as a people?

im pretty sure half the people who voted for him still think he's a great president.

[Seto Kaiba]

im pretty sure half the people who voted for him still think he's a great president.

Considering his approval ratings, that may no longer be the case...

[Inuhanyou]

I've always thought he was a joke, i wanted gore to win back when he was running with bush, but sadly that didn't come true did it :(

[Princess Mahi]

It was so cool when she said that, good for you Nancy Pelosi!

[beads]

Considering his approval ratings, that may no longer be the case...

He has the lowest ever, so I would say that that is a safe assumption.

[Mael]

It was so cool when she said that, good for you Nancy Pelosi!

Yeah good for her, but what she should be wary of is how much fail she's been accomplishing as well. So far I can track very little she's accomplished that she's set out to do. It's like "Hello pot, meet kettle. You said he was black."

She's quite a big failure as well...not as much as Bush but still a big one.

im pretty sure half the people who voted for him still think he's a great president.

Sadly I've run into those people and boy are they woefully ignorant. Bush was elected because people believed him to be the type of guy you could sit down and have a beer with. Well I don't want a bar buddy leading the nation and yet people honestly thought that was sensible as a qualification.

[Gecka]

At least somebody is thinking clearly in the Bush Administration

[The Cheat]

She stated the obvious.

[LouDAgreat]

Considering his approval ratings, that may no longer be the case...

There are still hardcore Bush-lovers out there. Believe it or not. :(

[LouDAgreat]

Sadly I've run into those people and boy are they woefully ignorant. Bush was elected because people believed him to be the type of guy you could sit down and have a beer with. Well I don't want a bar buddy leading the nation and yet people honestly thought that was sensible as a qualification.

I bet they are...but you know I've met worse people...people THAT ARE ACTUALLY INTELLECTUAL and still love Bush. :facepalm.
Don't see where that comes from though.

hopefully Bush will serve as a lesson to future generations: Don't elect a president just because he seems like someone you could have a bear or party with.

[Seto Kaiba]

Sadly I've run into those people and boy are they woefully ignorant. Bush was elected because people believed him to be the type of guy you could sit down and have a beer with. Well I don't want a bar buddy leading the nation and yet people honestly thought that was sensible as a qualification.

What's funny is one probably couldn't sit down and have a beer with him without the risk of him becoming an out-of-control alcoholic again...A lot of his voters seem to have forgotten his history with drinking...

[Princess Mahi]

And we voted for him, TWICE.

What does that say about us as a people?

well you have to consider the electoral college.

[beads]

well you have to consider the electoral college.

Bush did lose the popular vote.