Nancy Pelosi, Foreign Policy Expert, HUH?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has come a long way since the Democrats assumed majority control in the House of Representatives and in true gladiatorial mode said, “Let the political games begin!”, as they ventured into the political world of foreign policy on a quest to show President Bush exactly who runs the show in this town.

Yes, she has come a very long way indeed, all the way to Syria. I must stop right here say something that just struck me. What credentials does Pelosi have to act within the capacity of a foreign affairs representative for the United States?

Pelosi openly defied President Bush when she met with Syrian President Bashar Assad Wednesday for talks criticized by the White House as undermining American efforts to isolate the hard-line Arab country.

CBS News reported:

“She said the delegation gave the Syrian leader a message from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert whose essence was that Israel was ready to hold peace talks with Syria.

She did not say more about the message, but Israel has previously made such talks conditional on Syria's cutting off its support for hardline Palestinian groups and Hezbollah.

She did not reveal how Assad responded to the delegation's message on Hamas and Hezbollah. Syria hosts the exiled leadership of Hamas, as well as other Palestinian radical groups, and is a major patron of Hezbollah.

But while the United States regards Hamas and Hezbollah as terrorist groups, Syria insists that Hamas is a legitimate resistance movement working for Palestinian freedom and Hezbollah is a regular Lebanese political party.”

Of course, this now creates an entirely new position for Nancy Pelosi, she is the new foreign affairs expert for America, why not, she traveled to a foreign country, she meddled in other nation’s affairs that she had no idea of what they were supposed to be in the first place. Besides, don’t forget, she IS Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, in today’s politically charged climate that means she can do and say whatever she feels like saying and if President Bush does not like that, well, she will make him stand in the corner, until he does. (Visions of grander must go hand in hand with the job description)

Just because she is the Speaker of the House does not give her the authority, background or credentials to do anything in other parts of the world, except to see the sights and buy kewpie dolls for her children.

So, basically she decided to go out, show the world and of course, her nemesis, President Bush that she can do whatever the hell she wants to do and there is nothing anyone is going to do to stop her. I guess hoping the whole thing backfires in her face is asking for far too much, however, I will settle for some foreign dignitary telling her to go home. If that were to happen and it made the national news, I would buy two bottles of Dom Pérignon. Rosé Champagne for my Telewifey and I, so we could celebrate in style.