N.O. Pundit

Nancy Pelosi et al

Nancy Pelosi on cnn.com (via CQ):

"The Republicans did not have an election about jobs, health care, education, environment, national security. They had an election about wedge issues in our country, and you know what they are," she said.

"They exploited the loveliness of the American people, the devoutness of people of faith for a political end."

This quote doesn't make me angry, it makes me laugh. See also Michael Totten's roundup over at Instapundit. Some losers are gracious. Most are not.

What do I hear? That the Democratic leaders view voters as their subjects rather than sovereign individuals. That the Democratic leaders view themselves as the American people's masters, not their servants. That the Democratic leaders view the Republican leaders as having mainpulated the simplemindedness of the masses. Karl Rove, how can you live with yourself. My God.

Nancy Pelosi is articulating quite clearly that she views herself as royalty, looking down into her personal warren of pet rabbits. They're "lovely", aren't they?

You know what's so funny about this, to me anyway? I VOTED FOR BUSH AND I AM NOT A REPUBLICAN! Had they nominated Joe Lieberman, Bush would have had a real contest for my vote.

I am an independent who believes quite strongly that both major parties are whacked out on growing the federal government as fast as possible. But there's that little thing called survival. We can argue tomorrow over who deserves a slice of pie and who doesn't. We just gotta make sure that tomorrow comes.

Icing on the cake from Eric Alterman at Slate:

"Let’s face it. It’s not Kerry’s fault. [Bold in original] It’s not Nader’s fault (this time). It’s not the media’s fault (though they do bear a heavy responsibility for much of what ails our political system). It’s not “our” fault either. The problem is just this: Slightly more than half of the citizens of this country simply do not care about what those of us in the “reality-based community” say or believe about anything."

Eric, there is help. I feel your victimhood. Perhaps you should open the phonebook and look under "Codependents Anonymous". Remember, recovery is a one-day-at-a-time process. I wouldn't look under the bed just yet, though.

Posted by nopundit at November 4, 2004 10:30 AM