POLITICO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said she supports an investigation into groups opposing the building of a mosque near ground zero in New York.
Pelosi told San Francisco’s KCBS radio that “there is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some.”
“I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded,” she said. “How is this being ginned up?”
Republicans have signaled that they will try to turn the mosque into a campaign issue, and nearly all of the leading national Republicans have weighed in against the mosque's construction.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid broke with President Barack Obama recently in voicing opposition to the mosque, but Pelosi indicated support for the cultural center. Read on and comment >>> Andy Barr | Wednesday, August 18, 2010
*Pelosi panders to her constituency; but she makes no sense. She should be suggesting an investigation into how the Islamic cultural center / mosque is going to be funded, not how the opposition is being funded! – © Mark
