Dem Congress: They Begin To Eat Their Own...

Nancy is blaming Harry's House...Harry's blaming Nancy....and their approval rating is 11%. I love it....So, this is effective governance and changing the climate? HA!

Frustrated by lack of legislative progress in the Senate, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is increasingly touting Democratic achievements in the House.

Her statements represent a significant shift from the stance she took six months ago. In March, the Speaker celebrated the first 100 days of the congressional majority by stating, "Democrats have brought the winds of change to the Capitol."

Yes, winds of change of names of post offices, but not much in the way of legislation....Changes in terms of going on investigative boondoggles, but not much on substance....

These days, she's confined to claiming those winds are blowing on her side of the building. In the minds of her caucus members, the Senate is in the doldrums and House members are paying the price for Senate inaction on Democratic priorities.

When pressed on the slow progress of spending bills during ABC's Sunday morning talk show "This Week," Pelosi passed the buck to the Senate, saying, "In the House we've passed every one of our bills."

The change in talking points at the top reflects a deepening frustration among House Democrats, who are irritated with lack of progress in the Senate and are starting to publicly press their Senate counterparts to stop letting Republicans use procedural tactics and instead force Republicans to carry out a filibuster, if that's what it takes.

Pelosi's shift in rhetoric is also strategic. There are 61 House Democrats serving in districts that President Bush carried in 2004, and many will face challenging reelection races. Senate Democrats have less to worry about as only a couple of them are considered serious targets this cycle.

Yes, forget about whether it is good or bad or fleshed out, let's just pass things to look like we are doing something! It will make us feel better.

Gee, I don't seem to recall all this whining about fillibustering and procedures when you were holding up nominations and important measures like social security reform and other important things.  But wait, I guess only Dems are allowed to do that.....my bad.