The following TIME article recaps the issue nicely.  Here are some excerpts:

Not many people get away with calling the Central Intelligence Agency a bald-faced liar, at least not when they’re speaking to a room packed with dozens of national media outlets. And yet that is exactly what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did on Thursday. “Madam Speaker, just to be clear,” stuttered a reporter at a Capitol Hill press conference, “you’re accusing the CIA of lying to you in September of 2002?” “Yes,” Pelosi declared definitively, “misleading the Congress of the United States. I am.”
And with that, she upped the ante in the high-stakes spat over who knew what — and when — about the Bush Administration’s enhanced interrogation techniques (EITs), like waterboarding, which many now classify as torture.

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Sure enough, CIA charts of who was briefed and when started surfacing. Topping the list? Pelosi, then the top Democrat on the intelligence committee the CIA says was briefed in September 2002 “on EITs including use of EITs on Abu Zubaydah, background on authorities, and a description of the particular EITs that had been employed.” Zubaydah, a deputy to Osama bin Laden, was waterboarded 83 times in August 2002, according to Justice Department documents. Pelosi says she was never informed that the tactics described to her that day were employed — just that they were under consideration. “We were told specifically that waterboarding was not being used,” Pelosi said Thursday.
So who is right and who is wrong? Don’t ask CIA director Leon Panetta, who, in a letter to Hoekstra, kicked the hot potato back to Congress by simply stating that the chart seems in line with the notes from the time but that memories are subjective and “in the end, you and the Committee will have to determine whether this information is an accurate summary of what actually happened.”

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Goss, who went on to head the CIA, said in an Op-Ed in the Washington Post that they had been told about the EITs. “Today, I am slack-jawed to read that members claim to have not understood that the techniques on which they were briefed were to actually be employed; or that specific techniques such as ‘waterboarding’ were never mentioned,” Goss wrote.

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In making the case for a truth commission, it is perhaps counterproductive to label as fungible evidence you don’t like and then accuse the bureaucrats of conspiracies to mislead. In doing so Pelosi has unleashed a storm that threatens to undermine not only the intelligence community but her own office and the Democratic agenda.  Read more

CBS puts the cost of the military flights at about $170,000 (which doesn’t include the commercial flights, hundreds of hotel stays, and 10’s-of-thousands of dollars in meals and other expenses).  “This nation’s hurting.  But Nancy Pelosi can use 3 military jets… and then refuse to answer any questions about it,” says Jack Cafferty, CNN.  “What a horrible woman she is.”

PolitiZoid – Nancy Pelosi and Robert Gibbs explain Economic Policy from PolitiZoid on Vimeo.

From the CNN clip above, the newscaster doesn’t even address the fact that America has only about 300 million people total living here…

Pelosi is learning the hard way that there’s a difference between receiving attention for being a pioneer and receiving attention for fouling up on the job…  To call it a disastrous public performance would be polite.  NY Times

Having been in office since 1987 with virtually zero opposition, what kind of havoc could this woman wreak?

The first and foremost complaint has been her readiness to support and advocate “bailouts” for American industry.  Especially considering the “industry” originally bailed out, which can hardly be called an industry at all; i.e. the banking (money derivatives) sector of our economy.  America has lost its position as a manufacturing superpower some years ago.  It has since been saturated with international finance derivatives specialists.  This position is only strengthened by government bailouts, and to the dismay of citizens, our “real worth” in the world has diminished as a result.  To bailout the institutions responsible is absolutely ludicrous; unless your agenda differs form that of the people you serve, Ms. Pelosi.

Healthcare reform under Pelosi has blatantly included penalties of up to $250,000 and 6 years in jail for those who cannot afford health insurance.  Yet we are to believe that this is GOOD for the 40 million or so who are uninsured?  This is the same practice Obama denounced in reference to Hillary Clinton’s reform plans.

Although she is currently unloading her war efforts on the President, no one can deny that she has been a pivotal force in the funding for both the Iraq and Afghanistan war fronts.  This kind of “flip-flop” policy making is nothing unheard of to those following the Speaker’s procedures.

The Hill says that she is looking for a new “boogeyman” come 2010, pointing out:

In her book, “Know Your Power”, Pelosi wrote that the first agenda item in winning campaigns is, “You must take down the ratings of your opposition.”

And keep in mind that she is not new to the game.  This is a multi-generational political spinster, as John Armor points out here.

There is one hope, one person, one candidate that can usurp the Queen of the House.  His name is John Dennis, and he needs your help now more than ever.  Please visit his site and “vote with your wallet” TODAY to show the Madame Speaker that we are serious.  She wants a “boogeyman” for 2010?  She has one.

Hundreds of protestors surrounded the Hilton hotel in Irvine.  Above is a short clip to get the idea.  Signs expressing the need for change in 2010 were proudly displayed.

Among the protesters was Irvine Councilman Steven Choi, who has recently taken some criticism for having a picture of Nancy Pelosi rendered as Josef Stalin attached to his back during the event.  The Liberal OC article (link above) indicated that his actions disrespected the office, not just the person.  That is, if we do not respect the person that’s fine, so long as we respect the office.

Okay, let’s suppose this is a sound argument for supporting law and order.  Still, how did he disrespect “the office” if the picture clearly shows Pelosi, and only Pelosi, dressed as Stalin?  So then, what does this author mean by “respecting the office”?  Does he expect that when in high government office a person is the office, and therefore should never be spoken ill off, truth be told or otherwise?  If that is the idea, then this notion surpasses socialism and enters the realm of royalty and tyranny!  The office she holds does not leave her unaccountable to the impression she makes on citizens.  Choi illustrated this impression, nothing more.  It is a demonstration of his 1st Amendment right.

Many are determined to point out Pelosi’s accelerating tendencies to support and propose socialist legislation.  The list of such infractions is endless- Patriot Act, FEMA amendment, massive bailouts (which she would like to include the newspaper industry and another measure specificially for “job creation”), healthcare reform, etc.   These policies alone can call forth such pictoral depictions.

Another argument proposed was that she is not a mass-murderer, like Stalin.  This argument is sensitive, but needs to be addressed.  She need not murder millions of innocent people like Stalin did for the picture to make sense, but if we must address the implications, it should be noted that the number of dead innocents are piling up fast in both wars.  These wars could not continue without her funding efforts.  So anyone who dares to bring this point up is perhaps acting against the best interests of the Madame Speaker, to put it nicely.

As always, the American public are one step behind the actions of Congress; the House Speaker’s agenda serves as prime example.  We read today what she had planned long ago.  Our involvement has been limited to retroactive criticism, for the most part.  That needs to change; come next November in the 2010 election, she must be defeated.  My guess is that more renditions of Pelosi as historical socialist leaders are forthcoming, and overdue.  Choi showed bravery and resolve.

Choi is also running for reelection, which probably indicates that his actions were not thoughtless.  Many underground bloggers and concerned citizens laugh about the incident.  One commenter says: “finally someone did it.”

Pelosi challenger John Dennis was also there, lending support to the swelling crowd.  A radio interview was conducted during his stay, as reviewed here, with audio.

Fox News also covered the protest and her speech.  Primarily, the protest was about healthcare, they said.  Pelosi claims the healthcare bill will directly assist in job creation, while protesters disagree.

He asks John for 3-5 hot topics, to which John replies:  Individual liberty, respect for the Constitution and the free market.

Nancy Pelosi’s jet transportation has costs the American taxpayers $21- to $28-million over the last 3 years, and we are borrowing 1/3rd of that money.  “That to me is unconscionable,” he says.
Dennis has the ambitious goal of ending the IRS, saying that we do not need the income tax to fund the government, despite popular belief.

When asked about the drug war, he recognizes the futility, saying: “I think we’ve seen that we’re not prohibiting anybody from doing anything.”  We are creating an underclass of former prisoners and costing a fortune, all for what?   Liberty is not a “salad bar”; if you are going to accept it, you have to accept the whole package.

He also feels the 700+ bases around the world need to be reevaluated from a socio-economic perspective.  We really should stop at “what is constitutional” and what isn’t.  Upon review, we may find that these bases do not make us safer, and certainly are not affordable.

Regarding Social Security, John considers it a pyramid scheme that depends on population growth.  We should allow people to opt out of the system and be responsible for their own retirement.

From YouTube:

Speaker Pelosi is trying to convince people that citizens who are upset aren’t for real. Is she really that stupid? Guess so, apparently she doesn’t even know about impeachment or President Obama’s unprecidented power grab called “prolonged detention”.