House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure'

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House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure' By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 24 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - President Bush has been a "total failure" in everything from the economy to the war to energy policy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. In an interview on CNN, the California Democrat was asked to respond to video of the president criticizing the Democratic-led Congress for heading into the final 26 days of the legislative session without having passed a single government spending bill.

Pelosi shot back in unusually personal terms.

"You know, 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 replied. She then tsk-tsked Bush for "challenging Congress when we are trying to sweep up after his mess over and over and over again."

White House spokeswoman Dana Perino defended Bush.

"What the president said is a fact — this is the longest a Congress has gone in 20 years without passing a single spending bill, so it's clear that the speaker is feeling some frustration at their inability to do so."

Pelosi's outburst was a departure. Her usual practice in public has been to call Bush's policies a failure — not his presidency or him, personally. Pelosi's remarks are the latest evidence of the Democrats' throw-caution-to-the-wind approach to Bush in the waning days of a presidency weighed down by an unpopular war and soaring gasoline prices.

Election Day, after all, is just over four months away; Bush's successor takes his seat on Jan. 20.



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[Donnachaidh]

1. Takes one to know one, huh Nancy? n/t

[MikeNearMcChord]

2. Yet you would not have him impeached, practically gave him

everything he wanted for the war,let him run roughshod over you. If Bush is a total failure what does that make you Madam Speaker?

[Bozita]

3. "Impeachment is off the table."

I rest my case.

[Cleita]

4. Shouldn't she look in the mirror? n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. So how about a little impeachment?

Just a little? :shrug:

Unless you're just learning their mockery technique, Nancy. Don't end up sounding like Reagan.

[rpannier]

6. And yet the Congress continues to enable the total failure

Makes you wonder what might happen if they actually stood up to him on important issues

[defendandprotect]

7. Refunding the Bush "illegal" war doesn't look to me like "sweeping up the mess" . . .

but glad to see her attacking him ---

Besides being a crook --- he's an immense idiot ---

[RNdaSilva]

8. Which includes Pelosi...

[rpannier]

10. As the Speaker

She bears the most responsibility

[mcctatas]

9. Oooohhh

Isn't she brave....

[Bozita]

11. Is this an effort to win one of those "Profiles in Courage" awards?

A dollar short and about 500 days late.

[Individualist]

12. Pelosi is a "bit" confused

The Chimp has succeeded in becoming a dictator, thanks to the complicity of Pelosi and her fellow enablers. If Pelosi wants to see a failure, she needs to look in a mirror.

[Clear Blue Sky]

13. Pot calling the kettle black...nt

[Overseas]

14. Nice but no cigar. Need the impeachment now dear.

Yes we've known he's been a total failure since at least 2004. Impeach already.
If not now, when?
What's the next guy have to do to get impeached? Stab someone in front of witnesses?

[Initech]

15. They're both total failures.