Pelosi to Miss Petraeus Briefing?
ABC’s Jake Tapper is reporting that Miss America Nancy Pelosi will miss Gen. Petraeus’ briefing on Iraq tomorrow:
ABC News has learned, however, that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., will not attend the briefing.
“She can’t make the briefing tomorrow,” a Democratic aide told ABC News Tuesday evening. “But she spoke with the general via phone today at some length.” A Pelosi aide said the speaker on Tuesday requested a one-on-one meeting with Petraeus but that could not be worked out. He said their phone conversation lasted 30 minutes.
Last week, House Democratic leaders were criticized by their Republican counterparts when they initially declined an invitation from Petraeus to brief House members on the status of the war due to “scheduling conflicts.”
What type of scheduling conflicts would prevent Ms. Pelosi from learning the truth about what’s happening in Iraq? Is it that she can’t miss her Botox treatment? Or is it that she’s making a surprise trip to Iran with Tom Lantos? Or is it that she simply doesn’t care about what’s happening with Iraq because she’s gotten her marching orders from Gen. George Soros?
Only her facelift technician knows for sure.
Seriously, what type of things are more important than a briefing on Iraq from the in-theater commander? Her statement, sent out through a “Democratic aide”, was that she talked with Gen. Petraeus for half an hour. Will Ms. Pelosi tell us that she found his information persuasive? Or will she mimic Harry Reid in saying that she won’t believe Gen. Petraeus if there are reports of progress?
America better wake up if they don’t want America-hating ideologues like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton setting policy on the war against the jihadists. This is a life and death matter. If Ms. Pelosi isn’t willing to reconfigure her schedule for this, we have to question her commitment to national security. We also have to question her decision-making ability.
Ms. Pelosi’s ignoring this briefing is a pathetic display of stewardship and leadership. She deserves to be taken to task for this. Additionally, House and Senate Democrats need to pay an electoral price for their cavalier, disgusting attitude towards our national security.
At this time, I’d urge those people who would’ve been Reagan Democrats and Lieberman Democrats to examine the Democratic Party. I ask honest, thinking Democrats if these Democrats deserve your support. Finally, I ask you how far short they fall of JFK’s great “We will bear any burden” standard.
I suggest to you that they don’t hold a candle to truly patriotic Democrats like JFK, Harry S, FDR, Scoop Jackson and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In fact, I’d suggest that they fall so fall short as to be considered insignificant parasites compared with those great Democrats.
But by the end of the day, Pelosi’s office changed course and scheduled a briefing for members of the House for Wednesday, April 25. The office of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said the senator would attend the classified briefing with senators on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
TRANSLATION: Chuck Schumer and Rahm Emanuel told Reid and Pelosi that they were getting crucified in the polls and by their enablers the Agenda Media.
Let us never forget that the Pelosi-Reid Democrats were willing to shirk their duties because they wanted to play politics with our servicemen’s lives. They should pay a steep price for that type of stunt.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog