{"id":35376,"date":"2019-01-17T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=35376"},"modified":"2019-01-17T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:57:00","slug":"pelosi-became-lucy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/01\/17\/pelosi-became-lucy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi Became Lucy"},"content":{"rendered":"

I remember the day back in 1979 that Lucy promised that she would never pull back the football again, if Charlie Brown recovered from his injuries.  He did, of course, and over the years that followed, Lucy pulled it back every time.  Charlie Brown believed her every time.  For Charlie Brown, kicking they ball was his be all and end all, but he never did get to kick it.  Now I would never compare the mild mannered Charlie Brown with the vile bully, Donald Trump.  But like Charlie, Trump has a "football".  His be all and end all is putting on a big show, in which he gets to appear supremely important.  And just as he was drooling over the SOTU, Nancy Pelosi became Lucy.<\/font><\/p>\n

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House Democrats on Wednesday were making plans to undermine President Trump at his Jan. 29 State of the Union address. Just past 8:30 a.m., the leadership\u2019s communications arm sent an email to lawmakers urging them to bring furloughed federal workers or other \u201cmessage-related\u201d guests to the nationally televised event.<\/p>\n

Unknown to most of her caucus, however, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had decided on a more confrontational approach.<\/p>\n

Addressing a closed-door meeting of House Democrats, the speaker read a letter she had just sent to Trump asking him to either postpone the speech until the federal government reopens or deliver the text in writing, citing security concerns.<\/p>\n

Surprised Democratic lawmakers cheered their leader\u2019s rationale: If the government stays shut down, Pelosi would deprive Trump of the spotlight he craves. To a president especially sensitive to acts of disrespect \u2014 and one with a hearty appetite for pomp and circumstance \u2014 the so-called unvitation was not merely a \u00adpower play. It was a calculated personal slight<\/strong>… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Kudos to Nancy! Here are some more details<\/a>.<\/font><\/p>\n