Well, you know, God bless [George Bush], bless his heart, the president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject. And for him to be challenging Congress when we are trying to sweep up after his mess over and over and over again… At the end of the day, Congress will have passed — honored its responsibility to pass legislation starting with our Department of Defense bill. The president knows it. He needs something to talk about because he has no ideas.

– Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (b. 1940) on Friday, July 18, 2008