The Minority Leader Has It Right... But Cites the Wrong Reasons
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny I must admit I actually find myself in agreement with the Minority Leader. However, be assured, it is not at all for the same rationale she is citing. From POLITICO : Right before the House voted to reject a Democratic debt-ceiling plan, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi didn’t mince words. Pelosi pulled out a Star Wars reference on the House floor, saying that Speaker John Boehner “chose to go to the dark side” and court the most conservative members of his conference, rather than work on a bipartisan compromise. “It’s time for us to end this theater of the absurd,” she said. “It’s time for us to get real.” The House struck down the Democratic measure, 173-246, in a vote that was designed to fail. Boehner brought the measure up under a special rule that required a two-third majority for passage. “This thing is not on the level,” Pelosi said before the vote. Boehner’s office...