Politico’s Politics

Let’s stipulate that it was irresponsible for Speaker Pelosi to deliver an attack on the GOP during her remarks on the House floor (some of the more negative remarks are printed below). But should Republicans not be a bit more concerned about using this as an excuse – they sound childish. Oh yes, there is an economic crisis on the doorsteps, we may be facing a second great depression, but Speaker Pelosi said bad things about us and so we will let the economy collapse. Come on, its an understatement to call that ridiculous – its borderline unpatriotic.

Here is what Pelosi said on the House floor that allegedly made some Republicans so mad (h/t Politico):

“When President Bush took office, he inherited President Clinton’s surpluses — four years in a row, budget surpluses, on a trajectory of $5.6 trillion in surplus. And with his reckless economic policies within two years, he had turned that around … and now eight years later the foundation of that fiscal irresponsibility, combined with an anything-goes economic policy, has taken us to where we are today. They claim to be free-market advocates when it’s really an anything-goes mentality, no regulation, no supervision, no discipline. …”

“… Democrats believe in a free market … but in this case, in its unbridled form as encouraged, supported by the Republicans — some in the Republican Party, not all — it has created not jobs, not capital, it has created chaos.”