Comments on: HackWatch: Nancy Pelosi

By: Geico Lizardcide ~ ThermionicEmissions

Geico Lizardcide ~ ThermionicEmissions — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:22:58 +0000

[...] proof that Pelosi is just another political sack of dung. She cries when she’s [...]

By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » The Democrats Should Not Give Republicans A Voice In The House

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:30:32 +0000

[...] | January 9th, 2009 | Crossposted from Blog By Barry Radley Balko declares Nancy Pelosi a “hack” because in 2004, she proposed a “bill of rights” for the minority Party in the [...]

By: The Democrats Should Not Give Republicans A Voice In The House « Blog By Barry

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:35:11 +0000

[...] under: Elections politics — Ampersand @ 1:34 pm Randy Balko declares Nancy Pelosi a “hack” because in 2004, she proposed a “bill of rights” for the minority Party in the [...]

By: BK

BK — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:43:05 +0000

Very cool feature. I’m also looking forward to the start of the Barack Obama Libery Meter! Possibly I’m too optimistic but I’m hopeful that we’ll see an occasional uptick in the meter.

Nice one Radley!

By: CHRISC

CHRISC — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:19:20 +0000

Lament the decline of the American age. It’s what happens when, in a 2 party system, both parties care more about power than they do about their country. Now, about those lapel pins…

By: Michael Chaney

Michael Chaney — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:04:49 +0000

This is a 10/10, not a 7/10.

By: Nando

Nando — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:56:39 +0000

Nothing unexpected. And, just as Bush was given powers that the Reps are now not happy that Obama will have, the Dems are getting powers that will work against them when the Reps hold the majority (it’s a matter of when, not if).

Why not just make it fair for everyone and call it a day?

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:08:21 +0000

I really like this new feature, radley. Thanks.

By: GaCracker

GaCracker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:40:29 +0000

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By: GaCracker

GaCracker — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:39:31 +0000

Call it what you want folks, this is politics.

I love it. The GOP now gets a taste of being the Dems bitch for two to eight years. Maybe when they return to power – and they will – they’ll remember this and be the “bigger person.”

Oops, spit up some coffee just now as I was typing that…

Just tell Boehner to back away from the tanning bed and bend over bitch.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh and you’re little Libertarian dog too…

By: Remfin

Remfin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:03:42 +0000

You give Yoo far too much credit, Alex. Note the carving out of “legitimacy” for Free Trade Agreements, even though they are just as Constitutionally worrisome as the other things he’s complaining about (like Kyoto). Of course, if Obama asked for union protections–in those countries, which raises no new Constitutional issues for us–in his attempts at FTAs I wouldn’t be surprised if this little exception would magically disappear just like every other Presidential power Yoo was advocating for before Republicans lost.

I’m guessing her rating is lower for a variety of reasons. For one thing, it’s hardly as flagrantly public as an Op-Ed. Another thing is she didn’t seem to guarantee keeping that right, just various minority rights in general, so it isn’t exactly like going back on her word. And of course, there could be clear substantive differences: will she treat these as party-line votes as they alleged Hastert was? what is the actual mechanical change and how does it compare to what the Republicans were going to do?

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:51:06 +0000

This doesn’t make any sense to me. John Yoo, whose ideas you admit aren’t specific to Republicans, gets a 9. Pelosi does a perfect 180 and she gets a 7? Don’t get me wrong. I understand that Yoo’s policies are almost uniformly rejected by Constitutional scholars, but they’re at least based in the reality that the President has more power in foreign/national security affairs than domestic policy. OTOH, Pelosi’s beliefs appear to hinge entirely on what party is in power. That, to me, defines a hack, but maybe you just define dumbass and hack more closely than I do.

OU Sucks.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:06:33 +0000

it would be more meaningful to me if you had a ‘not a hack’ watch…

this is like having a ‘Harley watch’ in Milwaukee…

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:03:25 +0000

Nancy Pelosi is a hypocritical hack.
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