The California Clown Comes to Iowa

As I mentioned in a post yesterday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi was due to be in Iowa today for a series of events in the Des Moines area. The California Democrat has been under fire recently for alleging that the Bush administration had misled her about interrogation techniques. The problem is that it wasn’t the Bush administration that was briefing her, it was the CIA and they say she was fully informed of the methods the agency used to interrogate high profile terror prisoners. She has vehemently denied repeatedly that she was briefed about the methods, even going so far as to say that the CIA had lied to her.

Her first event of the day was a fundraiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at the home of former Iowa Democratic Party Chairwoman Roxanne Conlin. The event was to be invitation only so as to ensure only hard core Democrats attended. It wouldn’t do to have any unseemly questions asked of the Speaker. Another stipulation of this event was the requirement of a minimum $2,500 donation by the attendees. I have yet to hear a report on the attendees to this event, but I believe I can confidently say that Leonard Boswell, Bruce Braley, and Dave Loebsack were in attendance to this demonstration of elitism.

Later in the day Pelosi took part in what The Des Moines Register calls an education round table with several other prominent Iowa Democrats at Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Moines. From the commentary in the Register it would appear that this event was little more than a staged appearance with loyal followers praising the Democrats for the stimulus plan.

An interesting side note to the story here is that prior to her trip to Iowa Pelosi announced that she would not submit to an interview. Apparently Pelosi learned that one of the issues she was to be questioned on was her ongoing feud with the CIA. After the event at the middle school Pelosi did hold a press conference where one of the reporters in attendance managed to ask a question about the controversy. Pelosi apparently attempted to dodge the question by asking some of the other reporters on hand if they had any questions. When this attempt failed Pelosi was forced to answer the question. In her response Pelosi asserted that the criticism from Republicans was nothing more than a distraction designed to take attention away from the Democrats “successes.” This woman amazingly refuses to see that she has been caught in a lie. She keeps digging herself a deeper and deeper hole. Before long it will be too deep for her to dig her way out of it.

One of the disturbing things about these events today is that all three of Iowa’s Democratic Representatives were on hand to share the spotlight with the California Clown. They are blinded by the celebrity nature that surrounds the venal Speaker of the House. As these three continue to consort with the mendacious woman the corruption that inhabits her very being will undoubtedly tarnish their own reputations. Please urge these men to denounce the dishonesty that has come to characterize this Speaker of the House.

1^st Congressional District – Bruce Braley

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2^nd Congressional District – Dave Loebsack

(202)-225-6576

3^rd Congressional District – Leonard Boswell

(202)-225-3806