From The Department Of Double Standards
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Consider this report on Nancy Pelosi's six month tenure as Speaker of the House and the following excerpt from it:
"We would have these private meetings when she was [House minority] leader where she was decisive, focused, even dismissive of people at times," [Representative Barney] Frank said. "I'd say to her, I'd beg her, 'Please, Nancy, be this person in public.' "
Gosh, I had always thought that being "dismissive" of people was a bad thing. Certainly, we have been told that Republicans like President Bush ought to be faulted because they are dismissive of the opinions of others. Now we are told that actually, being dismissive is a sign of strength and leadership.
Does . . . not . . . compute. Would it really be too much to ask that we get some consensus regarding this issue? I would like to know just precisely what traits and behaviors I am supposed to expect from our political leaders.
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and most any Republican for that matter, so I don't know what Frank is talking about.
A Democrat can do no wrong.
A Republican can do no right, unless it is forming a 'bipartisan' coalition with Democrats.
I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful 100 percent.
"a man's admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him". Tocqueville