Reply #21: I listened to the speech...

[CoffeeCat]

...and I imagine that she's wilting under all of the pressure around her.

The Democrats are so angry at her and I am too after listening to her. I want
to give her a break though, and say---I believe Bush is probably threatening her
or any other Democrat who does too much to make him look like a fool. It's as if
they're all afraid of him.

Pelosi pretty much said that legislation will not pass--so no hope there. However,
she said, "We're going to hold George Bush accountable". That is so frickin sad.
What does that mean? Are we going to tell him that he is a bad man, and hope
that he feels bad about the damage he has caused? He doesn't care. He just cares
that he can plow through legislation that furthers the Fascist, neocon agenda.

Pelosi and the rest of them----all they have to do is say, "NOT ONE MORE DAMN DIME
FOR THIS WAR!!!" and just stop the flow of money. That's all they have to do. Veto
any bill that funnels any money to the war effort. It's just so simple, if they
were willing to make the case and stand their ground--and answer back when the Republicans
accuse them of hating the troops.

The Dems, including Pelosi, could do this. They actively and willingly choose to not do so.

Again, in all fairness, they're probably not doing so, to keep themselves and their families alive.

However, the result is the same for America, so someone needs to courageously speak out
and let us know what is going on. You can't be blackmailed and threatened by someone
who is exposed.