To hold hands with the Syrian men?
Not that there's anything wrong with that or anything, but can't they come clean since we taxpayers are picking up the tab to send them to Syria to not talk to the Syrians??
"It's interesting because three of our colleagues, who are all Republicans, were in Syria yesterday and I didn't hear the White House speaking out about that," Pelosi said Monday, referring to (Republican) Reps. Frank Wolf, Joe Pitts and Robert Aderholt.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0426/dailyUpdate.html
2007-04-03 07:24:06 · 8 answers · asked by celticexpress 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Harley: But now I read on Yahoo News that they met with Assad even before Pelosi got there. So who's damage are they controlling? Or was it just a social call?
2007-04-03 07:31:11 · update #1
Karaoke maybe?
2007-04-03 07:32:35 · update #2
Wingshooter: You are correct, they are not third in line to the Presidency, which makes me all the more curious why such minions should be meeting with a foreign head of state that the President has apparently said we should shun and ostracize? Why is going on with these guys?
2007-04-03 07:35:26 · update #3
Seems to me these cowboys are off the reservation, bigtime!
2007-04-03 07:36:08 · update #4
Ian: I think you're right, I think these guys are on a secret mission to schmooze Assad on the golf course after Pelosi gets done talking his damn ear off.
2007-04-03 07:37:42 · update #5
mbush: "It is unconstitutional for congress to say anything to a foreign dignitary concerning policy." So who's to say that the Three Musketeers kept shtum during Karakoke Night? Where are our assurances? You're not doing a thing for my anxiety about this little expedition.
2007-04-03 07:40:21 · update #6
Mel: Ok, but didn't it look like Pelosi was chasing after the 3 congressman to try and curb the damage? And Bush claimed he didn't know Pelosi was going but the 3 stooges were already there when he said it?
2007-04-03 07:42:42 · update #7
Great question and it keeps getting asked, with no satisfactory answers. By the way, Pelosi is second in line, not third. It's VP and then Speaker. People keep saying third but Bush can't count as a replacement for himself. And you are right, she actually has a reason as Speaker to go there and evaluate the Middle East for herself, what are the Republican minions doing there indeed? I suppose she should just take Bush's word ...cough cough...when it comes to what's going on over there. Lord this Administration is mired in hypocrisy and it becomes more obvious every day.
EDIT: So President Bush finally addressed this today? Spin, Bush, spin, keep backpedaling, we're all still buying it...or not.
2007-04-03 07:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let's see which one of those 3 Republicans is Speaker of the house, and 2nd in line for the Presidency? Is it Pitts? No. Is it Wolf. Yeah it's Wolf he's the speaker of the house right? He's not? 2 reasons Safety, and Safety. The white House told her not to go for her safety. Also, if she blabs out some type of Foreign Policy, she will have committed a crime. It is unconstitutional for congress to say anything to a foreign dignitary concerning policy. It's in the Constitution. I for one will hold her accountable if she does and will push for her dismissal.
2007-04-03 14:36:30 · answer #2 · answered by mbush40 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You would have seen the President discuss it if you'd watched his press conference today. He specifically said, that he advised Ms. Pelosi not to go, because she is a prominant face in America and is giving them a photo op, to feel like they're players on the international playing field while still being sponsors of terrorism and trying to undermine the Lebonese Democracy.
The Republicans that are going are low level officials that do not provide the photo-ops that she will. Additionally, if she was going anyway they didn't want to make it look like there was not a united front in the US.
2007-04-03 14:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by MEL T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are there because they dont wanna be left out. It is rediculous not to have discussions and open dialouge with such a big player in the Middle East. The USA better smarten up before evey country in the world hates them
2007-04-03 14:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by ian s 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are not the Speaker of the House and third in line for the Presidency either. A little decorum here! She will do anything and say anything to undermine the Presidency...little miss self appointed queen bee!
2007-04-03 14:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Once again. they are there for damage control.
Can't let the loose cannon run around without baby sitters.
2007-04-03 14:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's only bad when democrats do it.
2007-04-03 14:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by Joe M 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's bad, too. Next...
2007-04-03 14:36:41 · answer #8 · answered by rustyshackleford001 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋