i was not impressed by Pelosi, at all.  I was insulted by her lies about how FISA passed, blaming it on the Senate as if she has no control.  Over at FDL in comments, Spencer Ackerman noticed that she was trying to bamboozle on the whole issue of parliamentary procedure.  She should have know that kind of obfuscation wasn't going to work.

I also didn't care for the way she filibustered questions with what amounted to campaign promises.

And then all that crap about "bipartisnaship". Does she realize how much her vaunted bipartisanship has come to mean "colluding" and "caving"?

Yes, you could tell she was uncomforatbel, so maybe she deserves a teensy tiny bit of credit for showing up. And she was visibly happy to have Gore there to change the subject./

her showing was less than decent.  much less, IMO.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

Washington--July 9, 2008--TomFlocco.com--According to Fox News, "virtually all records and billing in the U.S. are done for the telephone companies by Amdocs Ltd., an Israeli-based private telecommunication company, contracting with the 25 biggest phone companies in America, and more worldwide,"

The Senate voted today to approve the House version of the new Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) bill, "President Bush's Surveillance Program," and retroactive telephone company immunity from civil and/or criminal lawsuits for past compliance with presidential directives to eavesdrop on electronic communications of American citizens without a warrant.

According to Fox's Carl Cameron and Brit Hume, "U.S. counterintelligence analysts say (Israeli Amdocs) could be used to spy through the phone system. Fox News has learned that the NSA has held numerous classified conferences to warn the FBI and CIA how Amdocs records could be used."

 "Another (NSA) briefing document said, `It has become increasingly apparent that systems and networks are vulnerable. Such crimes always involve unauthorized persons, or persons who exceed their authorization...citing on exploitable vulnerabilities,' " said Cameron in part II of his series.

"Comverse Infosys (now Verint), a subsidiary of an Israeli-run private telecom firm...provides wiretapping equipment for law enforcement," said Cameron in Part III, adding, "Every time you make a call, it passes through the nation's elaborate network of switchers and routers run by the phone companies."

http://www.tomflocco.com/fs/HouseHidesIsraeliTelSpying.htm

Was it just the fact that she showed up or did she actually say things which would give progressive Democrats hope?  Because frankly, the actions of the House she leads have, in many ways, been often disconcerting and at many times enraging.

The fact that a portion of her answers were "inept and insulting" could make one wonder whether she really has any interest in addressing the concerns of progressives or if she even has a basic understanding of the reasons progressive Democrats have been so vocal in their anger toward both Houses of Congress.  Was she not even prepared for the eventuality that she would get hit very, very hard about FISA during her presentation?  I mean come on, it's NETROOTS NATION she is standing before for gawds sake !!  It's not the local Optimists Club.

It almost sounds like this could be viewed as nothing more than a pandering to the base by just appearing.

Just wondering.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

the fisa cave in, the impeachment off the table /"acquiescence", etal, pretty much define her tenure as speaker. l'm certin she got on the plane afterward and forgot about the whole thing.

there's a reason congressional pols are in the cellar, poll-wise...and she, along w/ hoyer and the blue dogs, are a big part of it.

the revolution will not be televised...

The truthometer would have stalled out on the lies that one would have elicited.

AG

Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie.-Mae West

I disagree with Pelosi's method. I disagree with Obama's tendency to value compromise bills. But I don't downplay their good intentions. Nor should anyone.

Michaela