Dear Madam Speaker:

Don't you think that if you know Mr. Bush better, you could do a better job of reaching agreement. Please don't snowball the American public. We prefer honesty.

Shut up Nancy nobody believes you or cares to hear your lies. Go back to your district and have more rallies putting down our Troops. You make me sick.

Nancy‘s legacy… Majority leader of the worst Congress EVER rated!

Congratulations on that last election Dems. You guys are really setting the precedence now..

I understand Dems needing the 60 votes to pass a bill. And I fully understand the Bush Veto Obsession with every bill that passes his desk. The more they send his way the more he'll Veto.
This is definietely not a sign of his working together on bipartisan lines.

But what I don't understand is why Pelosi stated Impeachment is off the Democrat Table?

The only reason I can muster is that Cheney would than be in charge. Consequently, Bush is scary, Cheney is more scarry. I guess that makes a No Win situation and Bush and Admin. are milking it for all its worth. As the world becomes a more threatening place to live.

Pelosi holds the ability to stop the war if she wants to. Cut off funding. It's over. No political gamesmanship, no stringing it out for your party's benefit in the next elections. Just end it.

Pelosi has an excuse for everything she has failed to accomplish. The only thing she is good at is taking trips on the tax payers money.

Rob
I assume you mean Hillary too - she voted for the war with the same intelligence. (I know…you are NY - theres nothing she can do wrong…go back to surfing the DNC website)

Voters need to hold these republicans accountable for their actions. The majority of us want the troops home.

So scarey - I think you might believe that she is not playing partisan politics. Nancy is a left winger…we don't need the left…nor the right anymore - and we need to send her back (to Syria)

Bob in SF - They apparently have you brainwashed, too. What makes you think a Democratic president and congress will change Washington? All Pelosi does is constantly point out that everything the other party does is wrong. That doesn't sound like she's all that interested in bipartisan accomplishments. The only way things are going to improve is if the next president is not currently an elected official and does not have the mentality of our current congress.

Amen, Bob. For some reason the Republicans are still frightened to get out of lockstep with this man. Think for yourselves, people. The country wants out of this war, and we do NOT want to be thrust into another one for the next President to clean up! Get out of Iraq and stay out of IRAN!

Democrats are not trying hard enough. Take a position, dig in, and DO NOT COMPROMISE!! This is not an issue where compromise is warranted. If Bush wont bring the troops home, cut off the cash. Period.

Don't kid yourself into thinking the Democrats have the troops interest at heart with the legislation they have proposed. Their own interest is all they're concerned about by and large. They have two goals, embarass the president and hold onto power.

For what it's worth, legislating specific rest periods between combat tours does nothing more than tie the hands of the combatant commanders. I'm a 20 year Army veteran who has participated in structuring the force for combat, and believe me, it's hard enough without congress meddling in the process that is owned by the president. If congress were to specify time limits between deployments, it would harm the troops, not help them. Because then the military would be forced to continue the mission with either less than trained troops, or not enough, both of which would lead to increased casualties in combat.

Leave fighting the wars where it belongs, in the hands of the commander in chief and his generals.

The Democrats had as much chance as the Republicans to show some backbone and some leadership BEFORE we went to war with Iraq. Instead, they chose to goose-step behind Bush without even questioning the wisdom of his decisions. I'm not impressed by their 20-20 hindsight. A new broom to sweep government clean is long overdue.

Pelosi: 'I have to do what I have to do'

Popeye: "I am what I am'

She is giving herself away by saying that she has a good rapport with him; respecting him in all areas. I have been saying that she made some kind of deal with him at the very beginning of her position of Speaker of the House. That is why she has been saying all along that Impeachment is off the table. She put something on the table with Bush in secret.

Tough talk, but can she back it up? She's already taken impeachment off the table, and that's the only way to really get this President's attention.

It's time she and other Democrats plucked up the courage to really face down Mr. Bush.

Impeachment is the only way to truly hold him accountable.

Pelosi……Way past being an Idiot……………Most definately……2 Times an Idiot…

Did you really just call Pelosi levelheaded?

Sometimes when one is too close to a situation it would be wise to stand back for awhile and begin again later with a renewed vision. Loyality is not in question, both are walking towards the same goal for our country. There are several roads to that goal.

Oh my goodness if that is the kind of leadership you want then you need some help like the members of congress and the house of representives. They are a bunch of kids in a candy store they don't now which way the want to screw the taxpayers first. The Washington elite will say anything they may think we want to hear but they still keep on filling there pockets with our tax money and then some. They all need to be fired and we need some normal everyday folks to look out for the little guys in what use to be THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

The American people know that the Republicans in congress are obstructionists…and they will be defeated yet again next year in congressional elections.

If the Speaker truly respects Bush as a person, she is seriously out of touch with the reality of the worst President in years if not decades.

And the approval rate of this congress is?

Pelosi 08!

After living and working in California for fourteen years, I can truly say that Pelosi is the most useless Speaker of the House ever. Her, along with the two Senators (Boxter and Feinstein), are so far left that they cannot work with ANYBODY. Their thinking patterns and beliefs just don't fit with the majority of Americans in other parts of the Country.

Ok, so what else has she achieved this year? Iraq isn't the only problem in America today.

Bob, I'm sorry. Your comment is as nutty as Pelosi's. She represents positive bipartisanship to you?
You are being deceived. The democrats try to pass bills that benefit the troops short term and risking the security of our country and the Iraqi people (who want liberty) in the long term. How does this benefit anyone? Sure, she'll agree to send over more armor, but only if we agree to an exit date. That is ludicrous. What kind of country EVER announced an exit date in wartime? Why do you think this makes any sense at all?

The only positive I can see in Pelosi's comments is her acknowledgment that she has to do what she has to do. She has to play to her lefty constituents– those like you– who really believe we ought to announce that we're leaving Iraq in 3 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, and three hours. It would be laughable if it weren't so insanely telling.

Pelosi is "The Village Idiot"!
She say "This is Bush's War" and now it's "The Republicans War"! Is this woman AMERICAN?? To think she is Third in line if some thing happens to Bush and Chenney……
This Country Better Start Really Working TOGETHER like we All Did for WWII. This is going to change and I think all Americans have had enough with both Parties.

An admirable comment from Mrs. Pelosi about still trying to work together. I wish we had some more level-headed bipartisan accomplishments instead of stubbornly following bad policy just to appese the party of choice. It's incredible how many Republicans try to portray the Dems as "anti-troops" or "anti-American" when the Dems are constantly trying to pass bills in the troops' favor (more rest between tours of war, better benefits, etc.).

Although both parties have their pros and cons, the country will be much better served with a Democratic president and congress (with a real majority).

i still have trouble understanding why republicans POINT to Congress' low ratings and then paint it all as a democratic issue; its the republican PART of Congress that insists on siding with Bush..and naturally, when the margin is razor thin,…you're gonna have some problems.
Isnt it a MAJOR avoiding of the real issue to simply and blindly say Congress has ratings as low as bush…and worth mentioning that its republican leaders who insist on ignoring the will of the people??

seems like a no-brainer to me.

A little late is better than never I guess.Please don't crumble this time.

"Pelosi said she would continue trying to get bills passed to limit the missions"

Funny… I always thought the President was the Commander and Chief and the Speaker of the House was responsibile for general legislation. I guess it's General Pelosi, now?

People are blaming Congress for not making any changes since being elected, yet, even though they hold majority, there are still not enough to get the votes they need to get anything done. In '08 vote for Democrat if you want this war to end. Vote democrat if you want your children to have health care. Voting republican is just stupid. Many republicans can't voice their own opinion. If Bush says jump, they say how hi. Vote someone in with their own voice. Isn't that why we have elections, to vote for someone to speak on our behalf. It's funny, no one has spoken on my behalf in the last 8 years.

She is absolutely right, this is the Republicans in Congress' war!

November 2008 can't come soon enough!

What you NEED TO DO Speaker Pelosi, is to cut off funds for this war……

Come on Wolf, it looks like you have nobody else to bring to situation room but Pelosi. I never listen to her because she is from the leftist Sanfrancisco area. If you need more eudience, please bring on credible people on your show and do not be biased. Do not be a mountpiece for leftist democrats.