Nancy Pelosi is typical of liberals. She can't state a position too long before she has to revise or edit transcripts. Taking a page from Chuck Schumer, the Senator who slammed troops on C-Span but edited out the remarks on his speech transcript, Nancy Pelosi is trying to change the tenor of her support for Charlie Rangel's TRILLION DOLLAR TAX INCREASE, which we talked about this past Saturday on the TIB all-star radio show (listen to the feed for replays, I did great analysis!):House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is finessing her support of Rep. Charles Rangel’s (D-N.Y.) controversial new tax bill, highlighting Democrats’ concern about how Republicans plan to use it in the 2008 elections.
Following the unveiling of arguably the most politically explosive domestic policy bill of the 110th Congress last Thursday, Pelosi seemed to wholeheartedly support the tax overhaul authored by Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rangel.
“I certainly support his plan,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) said to the assembled reporters.
But when the transcript of the briefing came out, words were inserted — highlighted by brackets — clarifying that she supported his goal, if not his specific proposals.
The final transcript read: “I certainly support his plan [to begin tax reform.]”
The distinction is an important one. Rangel was immediately criticized by the GOP as he announced his highly controversial tax plan and Republicans started trying to tie the plan to Pelosi and the Democratic leadership.
The change makes it clear that the House’s Democratic leader is supporting only the concept of changing tax laws, not every one of Rangel’s proposed changes, which would raise taxes for people with higher incomes and cut them for those with lower incomes.
The change didn’t take. Stories in The Associated Press and Congressional Quarterly (CQ) ran the initial quote.
The Federal News Service and LexisNexis transcripts don’t include the change. The CQ transcript, which notes at the top, “AS RELEASED BY REP. PELOSI’S OFFICE,” does include the after-the-fact change in brackets.
Republicans criticized the change, but irritated Pelosi aides said too much is being made of an innocent change that was not intended to deceive.
Hahahahahaha, even the MSM isn't buying her spew and that of her staff. This is CYA. MOre people are getting the full report on how this Rangel bill is going to screw the economy and small business owners, and so she wants to cover her butt. Typical of Democrats, she spoke off the cuff and paid for it. Hahahahahah! Nancy Pelosi supports raising your taxes, she just didn't want you to know how blatant the support is. Nancy Pelosi and the Dems, unable to take a stand since, well, since as long as I have been walking the Earth....well, they do take a stand on killing babies, which they like, but not much else.
