Nancy Pelosi
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"[Zarqawi's] death does not alter the fact that our brave men and women in uniform are fighting a war of choice in which the President sent our troops into harm's way without a plan for victory and without leveling with the American people," she complained.

Friday, June 9, 2006 12:39 a.m. EDT
Nancy Pelosi: Zarqawi Death Changes Nothing
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/9/04100.shtml

"President Bush should ask American families, millions of whom are struggling to make ends meet and going deeper in debt, if they believe that there is 'an economic resurgence that is strong, broad and benefiting all Americans," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday.

"With tax cuts for the wealthiest few causing red ink as far as the eye can see, incomes falling, and our jobs moving overseas, the economic record of President Bush is dismal for middle-class families," Pelosi said. "The Bush economy is going in the wrong direction: gas prices are sky-high and health costs are an overwhelming burden for too many Americans."

Friday, April 7, 2006 12:23 a.m. EDT
Pelosi Sour on U.S. Economy Despite Facts
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/4/7/123354.shtml

During her trip to Mexico, Pelosi was quoted by the Associated Press as saying, "We think there might be a better way to go about this because the fact is that it is against the law for the employer to hire these people, so there should be more focus on the employer and less on these terrorizing raids."

Pelosi Criticized for Calling Raids on Illegal Aliens 'Terrorizing'
Steve Brown, CNSNews.com Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/10/29/105129.shtml

"Bush is an incompetent leader. In fact, he's not a leader,'' Pelosi said. "He's a person who has no judgment, no experience and no knowledge of the subjects that he has to decide upon.''

"He has on his shoulders the deaths of many more troops, because he would not heed the advice of his own State Department of what to expect after May 1 when he ... declared that major combat is over,'' Pelosi charged. "The shallowness that he has brought to the office has not changed since he got there.''

U.S. kills 40 civilians in village attack BLUNT ASSESSMENT: S.F.'s Pelosi calls Bush 'incompetent' and lacking in judgment
Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief Thursday, May 20, 2004
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/05/20/MNGK36OR7L1.DTL

"The emperor has no clothes," Pelosi, D-California, told reporters on Thursday. "When are people going to face the reality? Pull this curtain back."

"The situation in Iraq and the reckless economic policies in the United States speak to one issue for me, and that is the competence of our leader," Pelosi said. "These policies are not working. But speaking specifically to Iraq, we have a situation where -- without adequate evidence -- we put our young people in harm's way."

"I believe that the president's leadership in the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment and experience in making the decisions that would have been necessary to truly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and the cost to our taxpayers."

"His activities, his decisions, the results of his actions are what undermines his leadership, not my statement," Pelosi said. "My statements are just a statement of fact."

Pelosi questions Bush's competence Republicans demand apology
Friday, May 21, 2004 Posted: 8:59 AM EDT (1259 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/20/pelosi.bush/

"Republicans should remember that the reason Osama bin Laden is still able to threaten the United States, three years after the September 11 attacks, is the utter failure of the Bush administration to capture bin Laden and to destroy his terrorist network," Pelosi said.

Pelosi said that Bush's "condescension and go-it-alone policy" in a "war of choice" in Iraq has been a diversion from the real job of fighting al Qaeda and labeled the Iraq war a "grotesque mistake" that has cost the lives of over 1,000 U.S. military personnel.

Bush touts Iraq; Pelosi says 'face reality'
Saturday, September 25, 2004 Posted: 1:22 PM EDT (1722 GMT)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/25/radio.address/

I think the time has come to speak very frankly about the lack of leadership in the White House, the lack of judgment.

I think that we have to have a change of leadership. Of course, I would like to see that be John Kerry. I think he has a better approach to this. But I will say this: Maybe the Republicans would like to rethink who is leading the charge for them because this cannot be an acceptable standard, a war of choice. A war of choice. Let's not even go into the lack of basis to go into the war. We go in. We are one team, one fight. We're with our troops all the way. But we owe them more than the lack of preparation, the lack of equipment, the lack of intelligence, the lack of knowledge.

I long, weeks ago, called for the resignation of Secretary Rumsfeld, for a number of reasons.

supported Dick Gephardt for president of the United States and was proud to do so.

So whoever he decides, I will celebrate and work very hard to elect so that in November we will have a Democratic president of the United States, one who can restore our national reputation for our country and grow our economy at home to create jobs. And we will have a Democratic Congress. We will have Tom Daschle as the majority leader of the Senate, and I'll be proud to be the first woman speaker in the history of our country when the Democrats take back the House of Representatives.

Well, I'll guarantee you one thing, one guarantee a program: I will guarantee you that John Kerry will be president of the United States.

Transcript for May 30 NBC NEWS' MEET THE PRESS."
Guests: House Min. Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, on the Democrats' view of Iraq, former Sen. Bob Dole on the WWII Memorial, plus a political roundtable.
Copyright© 2004, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PLEASE CREDIT ANY QUOTES OR EXCERPTS FROM THIS NBC TELEVISION PROGRAM TO "NBC NEWS' MEET THE PRESS."
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"I served for 13 years on the House intelligence committee, and I know intelligence must never be classified or declassified for political purposes," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). "One of the constants in the Bush administration's miserable record on Iraq has been the manipulation of intelligence precisely for political purposes. That has caused our intelligence -- which used to be accepted without question around the world -- to be viewed with skepticism by the international community."

Testimony Adds New Element to Probe of CIA Leak
By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 7, 2006; A09
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/06/AR2006040602062_pf.html

PELOSI: Well, this is what I would fault the Bush administration on. Post- 9/11, the clear and present danger was terrorism, we know that. Instead of getting the job completely done in Afghanistan, where the Al Qaeda was harbored and had sanctuary, we went there, and then looked for another target before the job was done there.

CAVUTO: Let me switch gears, if you don't mind, ma'am. I talked to Governor Schwarzenegger last week, and one of the issues he raised with me that's very big in your state right now is this whole gay marriage issue. He had effectively said -- and I hope I'm paraphrasing him correctly, Congresswoman -- that if the people of California feel one way on the issue he'll defer to the will of the people of California. There has been some disappointment expressed on the part of the gay community, if you will accept that term on, with you. That they don't know clearly your position on this. What is it?

PELOSI: My position on this is that I'm completely committed to defeating President Bush's constitutional amendment. I think it is a desecration of the Constitution.

CAVUTO: What about gay marriage itself?

PELOSI: Well, my goal is to defeat that resolution. I don't want to get myself involved in too many other issues, but my constituents know where I stand on this issue.

CAVUTO: Which is where? How do you stand on this issue?

PELOSI: I don't believe in discrimination of any kind.

CAVUTO: Can same-sex couples marry?

PELOSI: Yes.

CAVUTO: Should they marry?

PELOSI: And I don't think they should be discriminated in the Constitution. And my goal is to defeat that resolution. And I'm not going to be sidetracked by any other questions about ethics.

CAVUTO: So what the mayor of San Francisco is doing, you would approve of it?

PELOSI: Yes.

Transcript: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday, March 25, 2004
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,115123,00.html

Pelosi endorsed the re-election of Gary Condit, D-Calif., just before the primary election when even Condit's Democratic colleagues abandoned him. "I endorsed Gary for re-election a long time ago," said Pelosi in a statement, declaring his re-election bid "a matter between Gary and his constituents."

Pelosi opposed the use of force to expel Saddam Hussein from Kuwait. Yes, she voted for the 1991 resolution authorizing the use of force, but did so only as a show of support for the troops, not as an endorsement for the use of force. "One [thing] is that we must continue to express our disagreement with this policy. Those of us who are against the use of force," said Pelosi, "have a special responsibility to express our disagreement in a peaceful and nonviolent way. There should be no doubt that we have strong disagreement with the policy here."

Pelosi voted against the resolution authorizing President George W. Bush's possible use of force against Iraq.

Pelosi voted against the Welfare Reform Act of 1996. At the time, Pelosi said, "If this bill passes today it will be a victory for the political spin artists and it will be a defeat for the children of America. The cuts in this bill will diminish the quality of life for children and poor families in America. How can a country as great as America ignore the needs of America's infants and children who were born into poverty?"

Pelosi voted against the Homeland Security Act, currently held up by Democrats to ensure civil service protection for 170,000 members of the new department.

On social issues, Pelosi supports gay marriage, as well as government-provided needles to combat AIDS.

Nancy Pelosi? The Dems just don't get it
Posted: November 14, 2002 6:05 p.m. Eastern © 2002 Laurence A. Elder
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29667

Pelosi told reporters Thursday that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist plan to organize a "sham committee" to "whitewash" FEMA's response to the disaster.

Escalating her rhetoric even further, Pelosi said that FEMA is now run by a group of "political hacks."

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005 11:00 a.m. EDT
Nancy Pelosi Charges Katrina Cover-up
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/9/10/110213.shtml