Nancy Pelosi says it’s un American to stifle someone else’s speech. Well, of all the people in this country, she should know. It’s her rules for the house which have stifled the debate on the major pieces of legislation since she took the gavel in 2007. It’s under her “leadership” that no other party can offer amendments and have no standing to offer pieces of legislation without abiding by her draconian rules. She rolled back the transparency rules put in place by former speaker Newt Gingrich which included the ability to highlight tax increases in legislation on the floor and term limiting committee chairs. Never in modern history have the rules of the house been so stifling to other points of view. When the President complains that republicans aren’t being bi partisan it’s because they can have no influence on legislation. The D’s version of bipartisanship is to agree with them. If you don’t then shut up.

Shhh.

Porkulus
Cap & Tax Energy Tax
Govt Take Over of Healthcare
UAW/Govt Take Over of Chrysler & GM
Pres fires a private industry CEO
Dictate Executive Pay
Bank Bail Outs
Cash for Clunkers

Against this backdrop the Democrats shoved through with limited debate a bill they KNEW would NOT stimulate the economy, pushing off spending to after 2010 –well after the recession would be over. They crammed down on taxpayers the cap and tax bill which would disembowel the American economy by putting onerous taxes on energy to “stop the threat of man made global warming.” And then were so worried about the imminent threat of man made global warming that they made sure the bill didn’t kick in until for years. The health care bill was cavalierly shoved down the throats of the house members. They were told the bill, which would oversee a government take over of 1/6 the economy, which would socialize another huge portion of the American economy, would have to be passed in three days with three hours for debate. Add to that the other outrageous expenditures in congress, including billions for cash for clunkers, buying airplanes for members of congress and junkets which would make Jack Abramoff blush, and you don’t know why the American people would be po’d?
To distract from their profligate spending and socializing of the American economy, they call the people clamoring at the town halls ‘MOBS,’ ‘NAZIS,’ ‘BROWNSHIRTS,’ ‘RACISTS’ and tell them to be quiet, Shh.
SEIU, ACORN and the Democrat activists at David Wu’s town hall yesterday holding signs telling people to respect other people’s views were particularly galling. They stifle debate and speech to hurry through their agenda and when people talk back and try to shout at them to stop we’re told we’re stifling debate.
That’s rich.