Pelosi Gives Herself an "A" For Her Disastrous 2009 Performance (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, March 1, 2010, 8:01 PM
Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats tripled the national deficit in one year in 2009. They will almost certainly top that this year.
The unemployment rate soared to a record 9.7%.
Speaker Pelosi was asked yesterday to grade her performance in 2009.
She gave herself an A.
The Note reported:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave herself an “A” for effort, grading her performance in office. In a “This Week” interview, Speaker Pelosi told ABC’s Elizabeth Vargas, “I think I get an A for effort. And in the House of Representatives, my mark is the mark of our members. We have passed every piece of legislation that is part of the Obama agenda.”
Asked why nearly 300 bills passed by the House are stalled in the Senate, Pelosi blamed the “delaying tactics of the Republicans in the Senate.”
Like Pelosi, Obama gave himself a “Good Solid B+” for his disastrous year.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 73 Comments
ar05075 commented:
A for arrogance
Zachriel commented:
You may want to correct your graph. The outgoing Bush Administration submitted the 2009 budget.
bg commented:
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A$$
spot on!!
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bg commented:
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~ Nancy Pelosi
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Militant Conservative commented:
Zachriel
March 1st, 2010 | 8:05 pm | #2
True and Barry voted for the budget and the very first bailout which I did not want. Swing and a miss, hey batter give it another go.
Wrong when Bush did it wrong (doubled down) when Barry did it. Running outta excuses huh.
you know what they say about excuses. LOL
powder is dry
alaskan commented:
With a 14% approval rating, I would say the citizens she is working for would not agree.
Espresso Logic - The 6th Sense commented:
I’d give her a “C’. Rhymes with “bunt”.
Any questions?
Zach, fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.
XXX commented:
The “Obama Agenda”? You mean all those claims by Pelosi that they were doing “the people’s business” was a lie?
Opus #6 commented:
She speaks like a political caricature of herself.
olm commented:
I wonder if Pelosi needs to moderate her drinking.
myna commented:
When you go to liberal schools these days, grade is not important. Everybody can get an A regardless if you learn anything or not.
Buffalobob commented:
Would the suffix to that A be HOLE?
justpassingthrourg commented:
olm
March 1st, 2010 | 8:36 pm | #11
I wonder if Pelosi needs to moderate her drinking.
No.
Her Botox.
bg commented:
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Obama 2010 budget highlights by agency
Obama’s 2010 Federal Budget Explained in Plain English
The Obama Budget
disclaimer: random links..
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bg commented:
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Buffalobob @ 8:40 pm #13
perfect!!
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Dell commented:
I hope she has enjoyed her run as Speaker. I have a strong feeling she will be lucky to be elected MINORITY leader next January.
Liz commented:
To her close friends she’s Nancy “The Swamp” Pelosi.
DLA commented:
I have only one quibble (sp?) w/ this graphic, which is quite popular on (mostly) conservative sites. I say that as a conservative.
The “surpluses” shown in the graphic during the Clinton years, so lauded by Dimmicrats – does the graphic take into account the co-mingling of general taxes w/ the Social Security fund?
I’m guessing it does not distinguish. I’d enjoy seeing a more accurate graph which would show the true deficits with Social Security “raiding” taken out. I’m fairly certain that would show the deficits as much worse, and the Clinton “surpluses” as non-existent.
Oh, and how is that wiping out of three Army divisions thinging working out?
Robert commented:
“We have passed every piece of legislation
that is part of the Obama agenda.”
Asked why nearly 300 bills passed by the House are stalled in the Senate, Pelosi blamed the “delaying tactics of the Republicans in the Senate.”
And the genius of the founding fathers comes to the fore, may yet save us from our folly.
mcnorman commented:
It’s a fact, the Botox has completely taken over her brain.
She has lost complete control of her senses if she believes that she is a A politician.
sandy commented:
Pelosi should say — are you going to believe me or your lying eyes? Like Obama she looks at the camera and lies. We the people don’t matter, either because they think we’re idiots or because they don’t think at all. Power corrupts — absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Callipygian1 commented:
I will give her a “D”… only because if I gave her a “F” she would have to repeat the class…
NuckingFutz commented:
Try again Zach…..
The DEMONCRAP CONTROLLED CONGRESS of 2008 sent the 2009 budget to obummers desk and he ( another demoncrap) signed it….NOTHING to do with Booooooooooooosh
libtalkers is sooo stupid
Picric commented:
Just evidence why you should never let students grade themselves.
SKAY commented:
Every once in a while McCaffery on CNN gets it right–he said “She is a horrible woman”.
I agree.
Blue commented:
Your graph is wrong on two fronts. First off, as Zachriel pointed out, FY 2009 was planned and executed during the “Bush years.”
Furthermore, you include FY 2000 and 2001 as “Bush years” a decision that is either incredibly lazy or simply dishonest (or both), in that Bush *wasn’t even in the presidency* until…that’s right, January 2001, and his first budget would have been for FY 2002.
In short, those eight bars that dip below the line after our budget surplus? Bush’s responsibility. To say otherwise is a verifiable lie.
Scott commented:
#2
No need buddy…Obama-mao brought us 787 billion dollar stimulus in 2009, then another 350 billion stimulus 2…And, much of the Tarp money had been re-paid. It could have gone back into the general fund…Obama, Nancy, and Harry are sitting on over a trillion dollar slush fund that could have eliminated most of the 2009 deficit…
Jim commented:
“A for effort” is exactly consistent with the liberal mentality. In schools, they believe in good grades if you try hard enough, not if you achieve results. A lousy term paper that babbles on for the required number of pages and uses the required number of references is “A” work where they’re concerned. Pelosi certainly did try very hard to shove their agenda through; hence, “A for effort.” Personally, I don’t believe in A for effort; I believe in “A” for results.
Militant Conservative commented:
Blue #28,
I’m typing this slowly so you can read it.
Presidents pass or veto what is offered. Congress appropriates and spends funds (that is thier official duties) civics 101. Last time I looked the house and senate became democrat controlled in 2006. Since Bush was such a stellar example of a moderate. He played ball with the Dem’s. Spending through the roof and signing the bills the Dem majority sent to him. Sorry, Barry voted for every one of the spending bills. Tarp, Tarp 2 just big slush funds and payoffs to the cronies. This president is such a liar and it is obvious to those that are not luddites. powder is dry.
Indy Voter commented:
I like these graphs – tells quite a story
http://hillbuzz.org/2010/02/16/debt-and-deficit/
Greg commented:
Instead of trying to blame on Bush, why not just label the graph with the years that Pelosi was speaker of the House. If I remember right is not the House/Senate the approving authoriy for spending.
AuntieMadder commented:
The woman’s delusional.
Military Conservative @ # 31
I’m typing this slowly so you can read it.
LOL! I like that.
Blue commented:
#31.
You’re first point is wrong, congress came under Democratic leadership in 2007. The idea that Bush “played ball” with Democrats because he was a “stellar example of a moderate” is certainly not what W will known for, and is not even remotely an explanation for the spending situation. Lest we forget, TARP originated in the Bush executive branch, as did the auto bailout.
You may also take a moment to notice that in FY2003-2007, that is, the years where the entire federal government was run by the GOP, show some of the deepest deficits on this chart thanks to the following unfunded liabilities:
- high-income tax cuts (deficit of ~$4 trillion by 2019)
- medicare part D (~$1 trillion)
- two wars (deficit of ~$7 trillion)
Moderate? I think not.
Furthermore, whether or not you think Obama is a liar or not is immaterial – he’s governed exactly the way he said he would. You don’t have to like it. The unfortunate fact is, deficit spending is going to stick with us at least until the end of the recovery, and has been the unofficially stated policy of every President since Carter. I hope this isn’t news to you.
Espresso Logic - The 6th Sense commented:
Blue
March 2nd, 2010 | 8:55 am | #35
I see stupid people.
Scott commented:
Blue,
Glad you appreciate the deficit spending logic…Unfortunately, people live in the real world, not some Kenesian fantasy world…Obama is pushing this country headlong into a zimbabwe-like debt crisis…The government have no hope of controlling spending much less paying back any debt…Our bonds will become radio-active eventually so that only the Fed will buy them with their own printed money. The currency crisis that follows will make everything in your life more expensive and it will crush dollar denominated savings. Good luck with that…Actions have consequences…
bg commented:
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Indy Voter @ 7:39 am #32
excellent, even a six year old holding their
breath until they turn blue could grasp it..
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viral warning commented:
Blue = Democrat = Troll
nonsense will ensue due to lack of intelligent life. Republicans are not without fault, Bush is no rock rib conservative. New tone anyone? kinda squishy to me. Fiscal responsibility is in only one party and it is not the TAX AND SPEND/ ENSLAVE Democrat party. Hell’s a poppin and democrats are the party of spend till the lights go out. Watch what happens in November Blue. AND YOU WILL BE BLUE, LOL
Joanne commented:
Pelosi is like the person who cheats on exams, gets an A and figures she received an A because she must be smart, and considering she has done and will do ANYTHING to get bills passed, I’m thinking, in her mind, she most likely believes she deserves an A. Getting every bill passed on Obama’s agenda is impressive – it must tick her off that there is a hold up in the Senate and that her effort is for naught. Bwhahahaha.
Don Rodrigo commented:
An “A”?
Not surprised. It’s people of her mentality that created the scourge of grade inflation.