“What Speaker Pelosi and the Democrats achieved over the past four years has fundamentally improved the quality of life for Americans across the country, and has restored the promise of the American Dream for millions of Americans and their families.”  – Tim Kaine, 1/4/11

One year ago today, before he considered running for the U.S. Senate and running away from his record as the number one cheerleader for the Obama-Pelosi agenda, Chairman Tim Kaine loudly praised House Speaker and San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi for her leadership in Washington.

Kaine had previously predicted that Pelosi would remain Speaker just before the American people overwhelmingly rejected her big government agenda and Democrats went on to lose 63 House seats, including several in Virginia.

“If voters in Virginia want to see who Tim Kaine will stand with if elected to the Senate, they don’t need to look any further than to see who he stood side-by-side with for the last several years,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Brian Walsh said today.  “Nancy Pelosi has known no greater friend and supporter of her extreme liberal agenda than Tim Kaine who loudly endorsed her big government record of ObamaCare and cap-and-trade, even after it was soundly rejected by voters across the country.  “

“As he campaigns for the Senate today, we would encourage Chairman Kaine to invite Nancy Pelosi to join him on the campaign trail and he can repeat what he said one year ago today,” Walsh concluded.

Additional Background On Kaine & Pelosi…..

Kaine Said If Democrats Kept The House, Pelosi Would Remain Speaker Because She Had Done A “Marvelous Job.” AMANPOUR: “Do you think if the House remains Democratic, Nancy Pelosi will remain speaker?” KAINE: “Yes, I do. I do.” AMANPOUR: “No question?” KAINE: “I — she’s done a marvelous job in a town where it’s hard to do heavy lifts, as you know, in doing heavy lifting in the House to work with the president, and I think she’ll stay speaker.” (ABC’s “This Week,” 10/24/10)

(1:50) Kaine: “I Can’t Help But Thinking Of Even People Who Are Back, Like A Speaker Who Did A Magnificent Job In Two Years. Speaker Nancy Pelosi.” (Tim Kaine, www.iqmediacorp.com, Accessed 9/7/11)

Kaine Said Pelosi’s Leadership In Passing, Among Other Things, The Stimulus And Health Care Overhaul, “Ensure That Her Term As Speaker Will Be Remembered As A Time When The Foundation Was Established For An Era Of Greater Progress, Security, Justice, Fairness And Prosperity For The American People.” “Kaine: “Her leadership in passing the Recovery Act, Affordable Care Act, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, expansion of health care for children, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Wall Street reform and other key legislation ensure that her term as Speaker will be remembered as a time when the foundation was established for an era of greater progress, security, justice, fairness and prosperity for the American people.” (Josh Cohen, “Chairman Tim Kaine Commends Nancy Pelosi For ‘Historic’ Tenure As House Speaker,” DNC Blog, www.democrats.org, Posted 1/4/11)

Kaine: “Under Speaker Pelosi’s Leadership, The House Of Representatives Became The ‘People’s’ House Again – Pursuing Policies That Put Middle Class Families, Students, Workers, Parents, Children And Seniors First.” (Josh Cohen, “Chairman Tim Kaine Commends Nancy Pelosi For ‘Historic’ Tenure As House Speaker,” DNC Blog, www.democrats.org, Posted 1/4/11)