Nancy Pelosi and The Hugo Chávez Rule
The Latin American Press and some in Congress are calling Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's refusal to bring the negotiated trade agreement between Columbia and the US up for a speedy vote the "Hugo Chávez Rule". Although Speaker Pelosi's intention may be to kowtow to powerful US Trade Unions, the consequence of not ratifying the treaty after Columbia jumped through various hoops required by members of Congress in order for it to be considered may be severe. Continue reading here.
NW fruit producers are among those who would benefit from the free trade treaty.
On April 11, 2008 at 12:59 pm, Perri Nelson wrote:
Why should Speaker Pelosi start doing her job now anyway? She’d much rather be doing the President’s job, negotiating with foreign governments in violation of the Logan Act, much as former President Carter is about to do.
On April 13, 2008 at 10:31 am, Aurelius wrote:
At what point does Pelosi (and other Congress-critters) involvement in foreign affairs become not only criminal, but seditious and treasonous?
There is ample evidence that Democrat party operatives are in contact with the FARC rebels fighting our ally Columbia, and there is some rumours that the Kurdish PKK offensive in northern Iraq against Turkey was linked to Pelosi’s visit to Syria.
http://www.tothepointnews.com/content/view/2938/2/
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/03/captured-farc-computers-name-barack.html
Among other references…
On April 14, 2008 at 1:11 pm, redmarilyn wrote:
Hadn’t heard the PKK charge, but I call the FARC connection with Dems (including Obama, apparently) the smoking laptop, since this has been revealed by that laptop computer found in the FARC terrorist camp hit by the Columbian strike. The media hasn’t been hitting this story too hard, ‘tho, she said sarcastically.[][][]Speaking of the Logan Act: why does it exist if it’s never applied to people like John Kerry in Paris with the Vietnamese, Nancy Pelosi with little Bashar in Syria, Jimmy Carter with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal?