Pelosi Begins To Educate Her Caucus
Here's what Democrats have to look forward to this week, courtesy of Speaker-elect Pelosi, in a memo she sent to her caucus last week:
Dear Democratic Colleague:Congratulations again on your election. The American people have asked for change, and with your leadership, we are going to take our nation in a New Direction. I am deeply honored and grateful for the opportunity given me by the Democratic Caucus to serve as the next Speaker of the House. Thank you so much for your vote of confidence in me. We will accomplish so much together.
During the week of December 4th, we have scheduled presentations on two of the most critical issues we will confront in the 110th Congress. I urge your attendance at both.
* On Tuesday, December 5, at 9:00 a.m. we will hear a presentation on Iraq. Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, and Major General John Batiste will be among the presenters.
* On Wednesday, December 6, at 9:30 a.m. we will have a presentation on the economy by former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin on the need for restoring fiscal discipline and building a competitive economy to create jobs in America.
You will be receiving additional materials from my office on these two sessions soon. In the meantime, I hope you will add both to your busy schedules.
We all have so much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, and I hope that you have a wonderful holiday. I look forward to seeing you in early December.
best regards,
NANCY PELOSI
Speaker of the House-Designate
Dear Ms. Pelosi,
I object to having only Robert Rubin speak about economic matters in the House next week. Labor leaders and others should also be included.
In case you weren't aware, the Nov. 7 election was to be a wake-up call to Congress, not a return to business as usual.
The November election was to put the Democrats in power so that our troops could be brought out of Iraq. We need to CUT OFF FUNDS.This is to say we are Not supporting our troops, we are keeping them alive rather than bringing them home dead. You were put in office with other Democrates in order to do this - PLEASE do the ONLY thing that will STOP this and bring them home = CUT OFF FUNDS.
I pray you will make a strong attempt to do this and not be afraid of what the Republicans will say about the Democrates - what ever you do, they willfind BAD things to say about you