Congress finally developed a little back bone and while they were doing what they should have done ages ago — dealing with the UN-FUNDING of Acorn, The Association of Community Organizers— Pelosi was playing dumb. Or, maybe she wasn't playing.

Did anyone notice that Nancy Pelosi's vote is missing from the results released by the House?
She did not have to vote, but on such an outrageous issue, leadership would dictate that she call on all Representatives to vote for defunding and that she join the troops.

John Boehner (R) Ohio, top House minority leader, and key Conservative, Michele Bachmann (R) Minnesota, are calling for a quick up or down vote. It's up to Pelosi.

Chronology: A week ago, on Friday, September 11, the U.S. Census Bureau ended its relationship with Acorn. Census Bureau spokesman, Stephen Buckner, said officials in the bureau, which is part of the Department of Commerce, had been concerned with news reports about ACORN for awhile and “had been monitoring them.”

The next shoe that dropped on Acorn was on Monday, when the Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to prohibit HUD from giving grants to the community organizers.  You would think the vote would have been unanimous. Seven Democrat Senators however, voted not to defund ACORN, including both Illinois Senators, Roland Burris (D-Ill.) and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.). The other five included , Robert Casey (D-Pa.),  Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). Keep these names in mind when you go to the polls next year.

Then on Tuesday, Speaker Pelosi, who was either out-to-lunch or having a senior moment, commented about the Senate amendment, "I don't even know what they passed," Pelosi told The Washington Post. "What did they do? They defunded it?"

After all the "sex, lies and video tape" how could you not know what was going on Madam Speaker? Everyone in the Country but you knew about the Senate's actions. Her comment was on the same day, that House Republican leader, John Boehner, introduced the "Defund Acorn Act," 

On Wednesday, Acorn said it would initiate its own investigation, which of course, was very reassuring to all of us.

On Thursday, while the House voted to stop all funding for Acorn, the Speaker, during a teary eyed press conference, finally mention the Acorn affair and called it "inexcusable." Pelosi by the way, was not crying about Acorn.

Also on Thursday, U.S. Senators, Saxby Chambliss (R) and Johnny Isakson (R), both from Georgia, cosponsored a bill to block ACORN from receiving any federal funds from any source. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb., and has 16 co-sponsors. It’s called the Protect Taxpayers from ACORN Act (S. 1687). The legislation would “permanently block ACORN from receiving taxpayer dollars.” Sponsors indicated it was needed to prevent other government agencies from providing funds to the group that appears to have its tentacles everywhere. Believe it or not, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) didn't waste time adding the measure to the Senate’s legislative calendar. Nice try, Harry, but I am not sure this will appease all those unhappy voters in Nevada.

Twelve states are already investigating Acorn and on Friday, another Acorn scandal surfaced. Arizona's Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, announced he is subpoenaing financial data from ACORN and accusing the group of using federal funds to campaign against immigration enforcement efforts instead of using the federal funds for housing and social services.

For those of you who think the Speaker was just pre-occupied and not focused on fraud, consider that she was key in making sure earlier Republican efforts to stop this insane funding did not pass the House. Last February, Republican Sen. David Vitter offered a brief, 28-word amendment to the stimulus bill: "None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used directly or indirectly to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now." Vitter's amendment was not passed 51-45, all 51 coming from Democrats. A similar measure introduced in the House was also defeated.

Nancy Pelosi should not be speaker. She blows where the political wind takes her when it becomes necessary. In other words, when video proof of Acorn fraud surfaced — something she could not deny or ignore, Nancy went with the flow. When it became obvious that the majority of Democrat Representatives were going to vote for defunding, she made the obligatory remarks. A little late, but she responded. The problem is, she did not take a leadership position. She followed.

Even though I don't agree with someone's points of view, I can respect a reasonable Democrat who is smart, exercises common sense and understands the art of compromise. Nancy Pelosi is not reasonable and does not understand compromise. She has proven that she is incompetent and lacking political finesse. Divide and conquer is her strategy — her way or else. She is not capable of bringing democrats, republicans and independents together, no doubt because she is so far left she tilts when she walks.

Democrats need to find someone with more ability and stature to assume the role of Speaker. Incompetence is dangerous regardless of which side of the isle it sits on. Maybe the 2010 election in Nancy's California district will make that decision. I hear Cindy Sheehan will oppose her. Amazing.