Madame Pelosi... The GOP Led House 'the Do Nothing Congress'
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -v s- Tyranny From out of the rafters comes Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ( The Hill ) - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lambasted Republicans for leading a “do-nothing Congress” as the first year of their House majority draws to a close. “It can clearly be labeled the Republican do-nothing Congress. It’s a year of missed opportunities and made-up crises,” Pelosi said in a press conference Friday, which she hoped would be her last for the year. Michael Steel, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), responded: "The current 'crisis' was entirely manufactured by the Democrats who run Washington, and everyone knows that." Pelosi, who lost the Speaker’s gavel nearly a year ago, criticized the House GOP for not focusing on jobs and for ginning up crises that nearly shut down the federal government and caused a national default. Her comments came as the House prepared to vote on a $1 tri...