Thanks, but no thanks.

That’s the reaction House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) gave to the stimulus packages being suggested by the 2008 Democratic candidates, two of whom are sitting senators.

It’s not so much that they’re dead on arrival, Pelosi explained. It’s just that what works with the base on the primary campaign trail isn’t going to work with narrow majorities and a Republican White House. Pelosi is reaching out to Republicans in an effort to quickly pass a stimulus and rack up a badly needed win for Democrats.

“I haven’t had an opportunity to review their proposals in detail,” Pelosi said at a news conference Tuesday. “While I respect the hard work that went into them, we will be working in a bipartisan way with Republican leaders of the House to find common ground.”

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said things might be different if the White House and Congress were all in Democratic hands.

“When they become president, we look forward to working with them,” he quipped.