Pelosi's Gift

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So here I am, trying to find some good news to balance out all of the bad election results, as well as the almost celebratory mood on NPR and the Democrats this morning, and then they play Nancy Pelosi's remark:

"The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty to Washington DC, and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open, most ethical Congress in history."

And with those words, what I am calling Pelosi's version of the "no new taxes" promise, she has just condemned the Democrat majority to two years, and possibly endangered the party's hopes for 2008.

The reason is the same reason that the "no new taxes" promise was not about to work. It's a global statement, and once it is disproven, it becomes an albatross to hang around the neck of your opponents, in this case, the Democrats.

So enjoy your majority while it lasts, Ms. Pelosi. You have two years to make sure that your party is as clean as the wind-driven snow, because the second it is not, you and your party are DONE.

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John B.
Blog Guy