“You don't have money to fund the war or children. But you're going to spend it to blow up innocent people if we can get enough kids to grow old enough for you to send to Iraq to get their heads blown off for the president's amusement.”I was ecstatic when I heard this. I thought that finally someone in Congress was calling out this utter idiocy of the spending priorities in our country today. I actually had hope that Congress would unite behind these strong words of Rep. Stark.
And then, Nancy Pelosi spoke: “While Members of Congress are passionate about their views what Congressman Stark said during the debate was inappropriate.”
WTF?! Instead of backing of Rep. Stark, she throws him under the bus. Way to lead, Madam Speaker. As Cindy Sheehan writes in a post today at AfterDowningStreet:
I believe that Speaker Pelosi’s comments about Rep. Stark were utterly inappropriate and out of line. I believe that when she said that impeachment was “off the table,” her remarks were not only inappropriate but also antithetical to our Constitution and directly in opposition to why the people of this country put Democrats back in power.Sheehan is planning to run against Pelosi for her House seat representing California's 8th District. I had such high hopes for Pelosi. But maybe it is time for more change in Congress. We did it in the last election. We can do it again, Madam Speaker.
2 comments:
Grandpa Stark represents US, the American People. Let Starks' word proliferate the American Public. He is a "truthteller".
The "house of Pelosi" and Bush doctrine has harmed US all.
Democracy subverted. Stark is a HERO.
I hope that future generations can read his words and Pelosi's. I'm sure they will then say, "What was wrong with those people?!
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