[antimedia] antimedia: Nancy Pelosi has a serious case....

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Posted by antimedia:
Nancy Pelosi has a serious case....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1175741341.shtml


   ....of [1]Oval office envy.

     On the eve of a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, US
     Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday she believed greater communication
     between the United States and Syria could help establish stability
     in the region and called the bilateral talks a matter of " US
     national security."
     "The road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through Damascus,"
     Pelosi told reporters after meeting with Lebanese parliamentary
     leader Saad Hariri at Qoreitem.
     "Our trip to Syria is one that is important to us, it is also
     important to the Iraq Study Group which encourages such diplomacy
     and engagement," she said, referring to a bipartisan US panel that
     last year recommended engaging US foes Syria and Iran in order to
     calm war-torn Iraq.
     "The purpose of this trip is a part of our responsibility for the
     national security of the United States," Pelosi said.

   Someone needs to explain to Nancy [2]her role in our government.
   The President is responsible for national security not the Congress
   and certainly not the Speaker of the House.
   Although Pelosi obviously doesn't understand the Constitution, it
   would be nice if she at least cared about democracy. However, her
   comment that the "road to solving Lebanon's problems passes through
   Damascus" leaves little doubt that she could care less what the
   Lebanese people want. The high and mighty Pelosi knows what the
   Lebanese people need. She doesn't need input from them. Nor does she
   need input from Americans to know what's best for America. (Hat tip to
   my friend, Steve Schippert.)

References

   1. http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=81114
   2. http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_transcript.html