Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Nancy Pelosi joins the blog world



The last thing I thought I would blog about this morning was Nancy Pelosi. I've got a whole list of topics I'm ready to rant about; Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and DC protestors. But this topic just caught my attention because of how excited I am to read and respond to the speakers left-wing rhetoric. What is this dribble you speak of RR?

It seems as though Pelosi is reaching out to the left side of the blogisphere by launching a blog of her own and holding Q&A's with fellow bloggers.
WASHINGTON -- Shortly after her swearing-in as the first female House speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi took time to field questions from a few dozen Internet bloggers on a conference call that was off limits to mainstream media.

Last week, Pelosi's aides arranged for bloggers to question two Democratic House leaders on another conference call shortly before President Bush's State of the Union speech.

Pelosi also hired a full-time staff member this month dedicated to blogger outreach, and is making plans to launch a blog of her own. The day she was sworn in, bloggers were given special accommodations at the Capitol to cover the event, and fed lunch.

It's all evidence of the newfound attention bloggers from left-leaning Web sites are commanding on Democratic-run Capitol Hill, especially from the new speaker, a San Franciscan with an appreciation for the power of the Internet and grass-roots activism.

I wonder if folks like Michelle Malkin and Glenn Reynolds ever get on that list?

Then again, I doubt it considering the amount of false information that comes from a politician like Pelosi. Having someone like Malkin at the table would only derail the high-powered political machine that is the DNC. And we would never want our poor speaker to have to answer a tough question, now would we.

Take her latest post on Huff Puff. The first thing she talks about is ethics. And yet, one of the first things she does as speaker is leave a major tuna company in her San Francisco district exempt from the minimum-wage increase that Democrats approved. Don't expect an answer to why any time soon. But do expect this blog to keep a close eye on the Pelosi-blog the moment it goes live.

Labels: , ,

posted by DVS @ 7:13 AM |
links to this post

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Slumbering senators



Next time you hear our great leaders in Washington talk about their adroit ability to listen and pay attention, remember what you see here.

Ian Schwartz compiles for us his great gallery of snoozing senators.

Lovely!

Labels: , , ,

posted by DVS @ 7:24 AM |
links to this post