Thank You Letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
By Steve LoneganDear Madam Speaker:
I want to congratulate you for personally seeing to it the Bailout Bill would go down in flames. You broke the simplest rule of politics, “Don’t gloat before you vote.”
As conservative groups around the nation scrambled to figure out a strategy for not giving $700 billion to the same people who ruined our economy, we didn’t realize you planned all along to torpedo the bill.
Please tell me: when have you ever successfully received support from someone immediately after spewing everything vile you could imagine about them? You single handedly sank the big government Titanic. You were the iceberg the S.S. Bailout didn’t see beneath the waves.
Instead of putting the interests of the nation first, as you said the other side should, you put the interests of politics and party first; taking your time to bash Republican leadership instead of citing the ”importance” of this bill.
With a 10% approval rating, taxpayers did not have any confidence in your leadership, but Americans do have confidence in America. As I write, the stock market is up almost 300 points; showing taxpayers' confidence in their country.
Americans must continue to show confidence in their country by investing in it. We must not pull our money out and run to overseas markets, instead Americans must hold the line and invest in our own economy.
Again, the Bail Out is a scam and through your clever, albeit vitriolic, rhetoric you managed to slow it down, at least for now. Keep up the good work.
Yours truly,
Steve Lonegan
PS Can you please do the same this Thursday?
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Dear Steve Lonegan,
Thanks again for demonstrating that you are a disingenuous fake who is always willing to play the spin game instead of doing what is right.
Take a little visit to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clcREgqjZSU to see Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) laughing at the idea that Pelosi's speech had any impact on anyone's vote. He called it a "stupid claim", a stupid claim you stupidly repeated.
You also showed once again how easy it is for you to lie using statistics when you allege that Pelosi has a 10% approval rate when in fact CONGRESS has that rate -- and last we looked there are a lot of Republicans in Congress.
And you take all credit for tanking the bill for conservatives while completely ignoring that there is just as much opposition to the plan among liberals.
But then you have always been very good at taking credit for other people's work. Again, thank you for demonstrated you own dishonesty so able. It is greatly appreciated.
With all sincerity,
Formerly Anonymous
Dear Mr Lonegan
How about opening your eyes a little further than your ego and help fellow republicans in your district before you waste paper and postage on Washington. With more sincerity than you show your county party. District 37 Voter
This is Hilarious
Wow, you liberal Republicans and Democrats have no sense of humor. Party first right? It is about principles not party, you losers.
And Anonymous
He took no credit for defeating this bill if you learn to read you will realize this.
Lonegans Principels ?
Knifeing Regular Republicans in the back.
Its all about Lonegan not PRINCIPELS
STUPID
O Well
I would also be mad if I was a kool aid drinker that others refused to drink it. Keep goose stepping lock step with the NJ GoP.
Go Dems!!
Hypocracy and Principels and Lonegan
Just two fine examples
1) Kevin O' Tool support over Caliguire
2) Illegals locked in a garage
Who cares...Just glad it failed!
Pelosi is a nitwit. Who cares why it failed, let's be happy it did. And let's hope that House shows similar courage to kill the lame bill the SEnate passed. Put a dress on a jackass, it's still a jackass.
Grade School Tactics
Once again, Mr. Lonegan manages to break down complex political/economic issues into language that a three year old can understand. Which is fine, because most of the people who listen to him have the mental facilities of a toddler.
Steve, you keep up the good work!
YEAAAHHHH BOYYYEEEE!!!
bboykush you make me L O L
Your comment is so typical of a raging liberal; I love it!! A small letter meant to be a joke you bash because it lacks large intelligent words that make you feel smart. You are the definition of an elitist.