Cleaning up the Congressional Republican Culture of Corruption

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Versus the Republican Culture of Corruption in Alaska.

Pelosi V Palin

Has it entirely escaped the notice of our watchdog press that if Sarah Palin wins the vice presidency, she will also, in one graceful swoop, assume what is now Ms. Pelosi’s mantle as the most powerful woman in American government?

This may have gone unnoticed by every liberal newswoman and pundit in the country, but it is the truly scrumptious morsel that has had my own heart pumping at fever pace since the day John McCain made the pick of the century — Sarah Palin.

Sarah Barracuda vs. Imperious Nancy.

Now that’s a match-up made in heaven.

Moose burgers vs. organic tofu.

Hockey mom vs. limousine liberal.

Wal-Mart vs. Armani.

Drill-here-drill-now vs. let-them-eat-cake at the pump.

Palin’s government floor you could eat off vs. corruption and vice in every nook and cranny of Nancy’s House.

Oh, could this possibly be more delicious?

The most interesting polarity between Nancy Pelosi and Sarah Palin has to do with their house-cleaning methodology. Nancy Pelosi’s rallying cry in the 2006 midterm elections was against what she referred to as the “Republican Congress of corruption,” and she famously declared that it was going to take a woman to “clean house.” Sarah Palin ran for the governorship of Alaska the same year on the same rallying cry against the slimy corruption in her own party, and a promise to take the government from the political fat cats and return it to the service of the people.

In 2006, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the most powerful woman in American government. In that same year, Sarah Palin became the first woman governor of Alaska and its youngest ever.

Pelosi and Palin have both had the same 20 months on the people’s payroll in new positions of responsibility. Both promised to clean house.

But the differences between the actual fruits of their respective labors could not be more disparate.

Let’s have a little peek, shall we?

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/palin-and-pelosi-worlds-apart-in-house-cleaning-methodology/

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Within one week of election and the turnover of Congressional majority to Nancy Pelosi’s Democrats, she seemed to go back on her “clean-house” word by picking a fight over who would be her second in command. House Democrats wanted Steny Hoyer, who had a clean record; Nancy wanted John Murtha. This first indication of how she would use her new power caused even Time magazine to pose the question: “Did her support for a man who is notorious for slipping special-interest earmarks into spending bills prove that she didn’t really mean all that talk about cleaning up Congress? In other words, was Nancy Pelosi really up to the job?” Madame Pelosi lost that fight, but it was truly a harbinger of her house-cleaning priorities and the value of her word to the American people.

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Meanwhile, when it was discovered last month that Charlie Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has failed to report or pay taxes on $75,000 income earned on luxury rental properties in the Dominican Republic, Nancy Pelosi stood firmly behind him. When it was suggested that Mr. Rangel ought to step down from his chairmanship, at least until the substantial ethical lapse could be resolved, Ms. Pelosi balked at the idea.

Going up against one’s own party members doesn’t seem to be something Nancy Pelosi has the guts for.

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Nancy Pelosi, on the other hand, sprang from a powerful and wealthy Democratic political family, married a millionaire, is herself a millionaire, and piggy-backed into her Congressional seat more than 20 years ago on the strength of Democratic machine backing. Perhaps these quirky differences with Sarah Palin’s background explain why, in her first year as the speaker of the people’s house, Nancy Pelosi indulged her own lavish tastes to the point of straining taxpayer patience. Palin frugality vs. Pelosi luxury.

According to this summary of Pelosi indulgences, compiled last December by The Hill, Imperious Nancy spent $16,000 on flowers for her offices. She spent 63% more in her inaugural year than her Republican predecessor. In her first year, Nancy Pelosi spent more than $3 million, compared to $1.8 million on operating expense incurred by Hastert.

While Sarah Palin was declining the extravagances of a personal chef and chauffeur at Alaskan taxpayer expense, Nancy Pelosi required a staff of 51, compared to her predecessor in the same job who employed only 35. Hastert billed $1,700 in travel expense his last year, while Pelosi spent $60,000, which did not include any “congressional delegation” trips to Europe and the Middle East.

Barack's Posse...

 

[busybody..]

STFU

I wanna talk substantive issues

Like the tanning bed

 

[unregistered]

 

[tactful]

Where's that guy, Oreck, hell,

I know he made one of those bigger models,

it's probably, in the back of his garage.

 

[Cap’n AMatrixca]

Bush and McCain BOTH tried to save Fannie Mae.





Democrats had already decided that would not happen and who they would blame, Bush and McCain.





Thet's why the economy stumbled. We are so stuck on st-st-stupid.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

I have vision and the whole world's wearing bifocals.