Tough talk, but little punch
Boston Globe
by Derrick Z. Jackson
09/26/07
Last November, Nancy Pelosi proclaimed, ‘The American people spoke with their votes and they spoke for change and they spoke in support of a new direction for all Americans … nowhere was the call for a new direction more clear from the American people than in the war in Iraq.’ Pelosi, who would become speaker of the House as the Democrats regained the majority in both the House and the Senate, continued, ‘We know that “stay the course” is not working. It has not made our country safer, it has not honored our commitment to our troops, and it has not brought stability to the region. We must not continue on this catastrophic path . . . The American people with their votes yesterday placed their trust in the Democrats. We will honor that trust. We will not disappoint … Democrats are ready to lead. We’re prepared to govern’...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=stay+the+course
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Derrick+Z.+Jackson
by Derrick Z. Jackson
09/26/07
Last November, Nancy Pelosi proclaimed, ‘The American people spoke with their votes and they spoke for change and they spoke in support of a new direction for all Americans … nowhere was the call for a new direction more clear from the American people than in the war in Iraq.’ Pelosi, who would become speaker of the House as the Democrats regained the majority in both the House and the Senate, continued, ‘We know that “stay the course” is not working. It has not made our country safer, it has not honored our commitment to our troops, and it has not brought stability to the region. We must not continue on this catastrophic path . . . The American people with their votes yesterday placed their trust in the Democrats. We will honor that trust. We will not disappoint … Democrats are ready to lead. We’re prepared to govern’...
http://tinyurl.com/2rvgps
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Pelosi
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=stay+the+course
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Derrick+Z.+Jackson
rudkla - 27. Sep, 11:17
