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Pelosi Discusses Decision On Shutdown Vote
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Pelosi Discusses Decision On Shutdown Vote

In yet another surreal CNN appearance, Rep. Nancy Pelosi reminded Americans why so many voters are increasingly skeptical of the political establishment — and why age and accountability remain front and center in the national conversation. Ostensibly brought on to discuss the government shutdown, redistricting, and the future of the Democratic agenda, Pelosi quickly veered into the realm of confusion, contradiction, and partisan gymnastics that even host Dana Bash had trouble navigating.

The interview’s tone was set early on. Pelosi, still being referred to by the invented title of “Speaker Emerita,” appeared visibly disoriented, pausing awkwardly, licking her lips repeatedly — a now-familiar tic in her public appearances — and failing to deliver a coherent argument on the most basic of legislative details. While the online commentary often gets sidetracked by speculation about her faculties or sobriety, the more pressing issue is what she actually said — and how little of it was tethered to reality.


At the heart of the interview was the continuing resolution (CR) that’s kept Washington locked in another high-stakes standoff. Pelosi repeatedly insisted that the Republican-backed CR was “not clean,” yet offered no evidence to support her claim. Bash, to her credit, attempted to press for clarification, but Pelosi danced around the facts. The truth? The CR is clean — a stopgap funding bill without policy riders, poison pills, or partisan amendments. What it doesn’t include are the Democrat wish-list items, like the extended Obamacare subsidies, which were always billed as temporary pandemic-era measures.

But instead of acknowledging the nature of the proposal, Pelosi reverted to tired talking points and accusations, none of which addressed the reality of the legislative text. In fact, it’s Democrats — not Republicans — who are filibustering a clean funding bill. The shutdown, then, is not the result of Republican obstruction, but Democratic refusal to move forward unless their priorities are met. That’s a distinction CNN largely failed to highlight.


Then came the Jay Jones question — a litmus test for whether Pelosi could rise above tribal politics and speak honestly about a candidate who has become a liability. Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, has a disturbing record: fantasizing about political violence, misusing community service for campaign gain, and lying about courtroom experience. Yet, when asked about him, Pelosi didn’t hesitate to defend him as being better “on balance” than the Republican incumbent, Jason Miyares.


It was a breathtaking moment of partisan moral relativism. So, Trump suggesting that elected officials who flout federal law should face legal consequences is labeled “deranged,” but a Democrat who allegedly wished death on his opponents and their families still gets Pelosi’s blessing? This wasn’t just hypocrisy — it was the complete abandonment of any coherent ethical framework.


The final moments of the interview provided no redemption. Pelosi, as if reading from a motivational bumper sticker, declared that Trump’s State of the Union was “a lie” — not by citing specific falsehoods, but by asserting it as a kind of mantra. Apparently, if she repeats it enough times and gestures with enough emphasis, it becomes truth. No need to identify which parts were false, or whether any of them were made under oath — just the ritualistic assertion that Trump lies, and therefore, everything he says must be disregarded.

Written by Arthur Higgens - October 9, 2025