Pelosi, Among Others, Could Exit if Dems Lose House

From:  Time

Pelosi, Among Others, Could Exit if Dems Lose House

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2028212,00.html



As Nancy Pelosi goes, so might a generation of her colleagues.


If Democrats lose control of the House of Representatives next week, as most political observers expect, there is a good chance that the House Speaker will opt to spend time with her eight grandchildren rather than toil in the relative obscurity of the minority. Even if she wanted to stay on, it's not at all clear that she would win the position of minority leader: seven Democratic incumbents and several candidates oppose her leadership — on Wednesday, North Carolina Representative Heath Shuler suggested he might challenge Pelosi for the spot — and another 20 have refused to say one way or another. Pelosi is more likely to leave gracefully, trading the red-eye slog for the pleasant commute between her San Francisco and Napa homes, and leaving the caucus in the hands of majority leader Steny Hoyer, who has been chafing in her shadow for decades. . . . . .

Boehner: "Do You Have to Take It? Hell No You Don't"

From:  Real Clear Politics / 2:05 video

Boehner: "Do You Have to Take It? Hell No You Don't"

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/10/08/boehner_do_you_have_to_take_it_hell_no_you_dont.html



"Ladies and gentlemen, your government has not been listening. Your government has been disrespecting you, your job, your children. Your government is out of control. Do you have to accept it? Do you have to take it? Hell no you don't," Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) said. . . . .

"Deception"

1:11 YouTube video

"Deception"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEyU4Zf2DYE&feature=player_embedded


Harry Reid has proposed attaching the DREAM Act to the defense authorization bill, signifying he is willing to play political theatre with our military to further his illegal immigration agenda-- amnesty.

Shocking Audio: Facking oblibations From Leadership Democrat House Member Puts the Squeeze on Lobbyist

From: Big Government

Shocking Audio: Facking oblibations From Leadership Democrat House Member Puts the Squeeze on Lobbyist
http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/09/15/shock-audio-facing-obligations-from-leadership-democrat-house-member-puts-the-squeeze-on-lobbyist/


A couple weeks ago, House Member Eleanor Holmes Norton made a fundraising call to a lobbyist. The lobbyist wasn’t available, so Holmes Norton left a voicemail.

We have been given a copy of that message. The audio is below.

By way of background, with their prospects for November quickly deteriorating, Congressional Democrats are scrambling to assemble the financial resources they hope can stave off their electoral armageddon. Speaker Pelosi and her leadership team are putting a lot of pressure on Democrat members to pony up campaign contributions to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In the article linked above, Politico noted: . . . . .