Graphic courtesy of AndyJacob.com.
[This is a post rescued from InstaPunk at the Wayback Machine. The date was September 30, 2008. It’s reporting from the time to remind you of Pelosi’s “leadership” even before she couldn’t pronounce words or remember who was President. The linked articles are mostly funnier than this one. Thought you’d like to see an honest capsule from the Pelosi Speakership.]
HOT NEW SINGLE. Presumably, all those feminists who hate Sarah Palin so much that they’d like to see her stripped and raped in public are proud of Nancy Pelosi, the worst Speaker of the House in the history of the republic. Here’s what she accomplished yesterday in her infinite stupidity.
Breaking: Bailout bill fails, Dow roller-coasters
posted at 2:00 pm on September 29, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
This has to be considered a shocker. The bailout bill failed in the House, and it wasn’t especially close. The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed it 66-132.
How did the markets react? Initially, with panic. Dow dropped from around a -290 to more like a -660, but then recovered within minutes to a -400. Within a few minutes after that, it rose a little further to about -360, a 300-point gain, but it continued to go up and down, and probably will all day long.
What does this mean? The Senate can always initiate their own version of the plan and re-send it to the House, but that will take some doing. Can Republicans change their votes after taking this kind of stand?
If it stands, it will be a repudiation of the leadership in both House caucuses and the Bush administration. Pelosi couldn’t hold her caucus together, and Boehner, Cantor, Blunt, and Putnam will find themselves in the minority of theirs.
Update: I guess this puts lie to the notion that an agreement existed before John McCain went back to Washington. They got more Republicans today than they had last Wednesday, and it still didn’t pass.
Update II: Here’s the speech that probably killed the agreement. Pelosi blamed the collapse on George Bush and a lack of regulation, and called Republicans hypocrites for cheering free-market principles.
Yes, she’s a nice looking older woman with great big breasts, which makes her one of the hottest search topics on the Internet. But should the feminists really approve of a woman who is probably setting back their sex’s prospects in politics by a decade or more? Rest assured, there will be no female Speaker of the House for a long long time after Pelosi gets sent home to San Francisco by acclamation.
For those of you with short memories, here’s our list of Nancy Pelosi’s Greatest Hits.
[NOTE: First three links don’t work. Included for historical accuracy; they are available in the weekly links if you feel like hunting…. ALSO, many of the links inside posts also work, including links outside Instapunk if they haven’t been removed by their own sources. So give them a try.]
Congressional Gothic
Pelosi Quits Congress.
A Media Mystery.
Pelos Diplomaci.
Pelosi Update: The best diplomacy is breast diplomacy
Serendiptity. (and update here).
The Speaker Broad.
The Liberals We Love:� Nancy Pelosi.
And don’t forget our exclusive Pelosi Campaign Ad from the last election.