Gingrich to Pelosi: Resign

Pretty Pelosi

The call comes after Pelosi vomitted her lies all over the CIA. Sure he’s gone off on her over this before and sure this is little more than grandiose political theater that will lead to nothing in the end… but it’s still fun to listen to someone give ol’ Nancy a much deserved smack down:

In a column for the conservative publication Human Events, the former House Speaker takes aim at Pelosi’s press conference last week, during which she said the CIA did not tell her in 2002 that it used the aggressive interrogation technique of waterboarding. She went on to allege the CIA routinely misleads Congress.

“She charged that the CIA, deliberately and as a matter of policy, violated the law by lying to Congress,” Gingrich writes in the column. “And with that allegation, Speaker Pelosi disqualified herself from the office she holds.”

“Speaker Pelosi has damaged America’s safety,” Gingrich also writes. “She’s made America less secure by sending a signal to the men and women defending our country that they can’t count on their leaders to defend them.”

Indeed all those things are true. And, yes, she should resign. But lets be honest… she won’t and the Dems won’t do a thing to her. So really the political hacks used as human shields surrounding Pelosi got this one right:

A Democratic leadership aide Wednesday called Gingrich’s comments a “political ploy.”

“This is an ethically challenged former Speaker of the House who is out to sell books,” the aide said.

Of course, like I said before, the fact that Newt’s comments are next to meaningless in reality… it doesn’t make them any less true. And I suppose it is always nice to hear another high profile person stick it to ol’ Nancy.

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2 thoughts on “Gingrich to Pelosi: Resign”

  1. I don’t see her resigning on her own. That would mean she had some sort of character. I don’t think it will happen unless her puppet-master sees the whole thing upsetting the apple cart. They seem to be waiting for this to blow over.

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