Posted on 12/29/2011 5:12:36 PM PST by Libloather
Pelosi’s office denies report that she wants to retire from Congress
By Daniel Strauss - 12/29/11 05:22 PM ET
An aide to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is strongly denying a claim from her daughter that she is only staying in office because of her political donors.
Pelosi’s daughter Alexandra Pelosi told the conservative site Big Government that the former Speaker wants to retire from Congress but has faced pressure from campaign contributors to continue serving.
“She would retire right now, if the donors she has didn’t want her to stay so badly. They know she wants to leave, though,” Alexandra Pelosi said. “They think she’s destined for the wilderness. She has very few days left. She’s 71, she wants to have a life, she’s done. It’s obligation, that’s all I’m saying.”
Pelosi’s daughter cautioned in a text message, however, that she had not talked with the minority leader about her take on the situation.
“I have never talked to Nancy Pelosi about any of this,” she wrote in the text.
In a statement Thursday, Pelosi’s office said the report on Big Government is “totally untrue.”
“This may be wishful thinking on the part of a right wing blog but it is totally untrue. When the day comes and Leader Pelosi’s work is done, she won’t be announcing it there,” Pelosi spokesman Nadeam Elshami said Thursday in a statement.
There has been no indication among Pelosi’s Democratic colleagues that they are expecting her to retire. In fact, Democrats have expressed optimism that they will retake the House majority in the 2012 election and restore Pelosi to her previous role as Speaker.
I’d believe the daughter before Pelousie’s ‘office’.
“only staying in office because of her political donors”
Money?
She OWES them.
Oh, wait, it's Kaleephornya.....never mind.
I heard that her daughter backtracked on what she said, but it sounded as if she cannot retire because people have bought and paid for her services.
UGH! You owe me a keyboard ....I just puked on mine!! Now I have to go look at a picture of Helen Thomas to get that out of my head....LOL
What a revolting thought, going to have to try and forget that! :)
Yep, I doubt her office people would be the first to know between them and her daughter.
Let’s give a her a going away party after she is gone.
I am not sure she can afford to retire.
LMAO.
Begone, good riddance. If she goes, it’s just because she’s trying to stay one step ahead of justice, hoping she won’t be pursued.
That loon will be in Congress til she keels over. She loves tormenting those who hate her too much.
they owe her more stock deals...........
If Pelosi does not lay off the botox her eyebrows will be on the back of her head. I am pretty sure we will see what this looks like before the end of her next term.
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