Pelosi: Blame the Senate, not the House

[CaféAuLait]

Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings

"I appreciate what Paul Krugman says," said Pelosi. "It would be helpful though if some of those people who are saying these things [noted] that the House did more. Remember, we did more. We passed jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill that were not picked up in the Senate because of the need for the 60th vote... we know what we need to do and that's what binds our caucus."

Pelosi has never been good at hiding her disdain for the Senate's pace. During the height of health care reform, her frustration would boil over in meetings after House members were repeatedly asked to compromise funds or provisions in order to secure individual Senate votes. In July, she blamed the upper chamber for failing to move fast enough on a series of bills that would have been economically stimulative -- a failure that, in turn, made Democrats seem incapable of creating jobs.

Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings

A few of the comments from HuffPo label Pelosi as an albatross around the neck of democrats.

 

[shintao]

A few of the comments from HuffPo label Pelosi as an albatross around the neck of democrats.

How about a raw lamb chop.

 

[Oddball]

Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings

"I appreciate what Paul Krugman says," said Pelosi. "It would be helpful though if some of those people who are saying these things [noted] that the House did more. Remember, we did more. We passed jobs bill after jobs bill after jobs bill that were not picked up in the Senate because of the need for the 60th vote... we know what we need to do and that's what binds our caucus."

Pelosi has never been good at hiding her disdain for the Senate's pace. During the height of health care reform, her frustration would boil over in meetings after House members were repeatedly asked to compromise funds or provisions in order to secure individual Senate votes. In July, she blamed the upper chamber for failing to move fast enough on a series of bills that would have been economically stimulative -- a failure that, in turn, made Democrats seem incapable of creating jobs.

Pelosi To Progressives, Pundits: Don't Blame Us For Senate's Shortcomings

A few of the comments from HuffPo label Pelosi as an albatross around the neck of democrats.

Amazing how nothing those drips do is their fault, isn't it?

 

[Political Junky]

She's right. The House passed a lot that died in the Senate.

 

[The Rabbi]

And now we see the blame game starting up.
This crowd is incapable of taking responsibility for anything. Remember the many many anti war non binding resolutions they passed when Bush was in office? BUt they wouldn't actually cut off funds. That would mean taking responsibility.
So now they're all pointing fingers in anticipation of the rout to come.
Rage against Nancy Pelosi a drag on Dems - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com