Pelosi's Grip Seems to Have Weakened

RealClearPolitics ^ | November 28, 2014 | Michael Barone

[Kaslin]

No one in Washington much cares what House Democrats do these days. House rules tend to ensure that the main job of members of the minority is to show up, vote "no" and lose. And in the next Congress, Democrats will have fewer seats in the House than they've had since 1929 and 1930.

So not too much notice was directed last week at Nancy Pelosi's first major intraparty defeat since she became House Democratic leader in 2003. She won that post by defeating colleague Steny Hoyer (they worked as interns in the same Maryland senator's office in the early 1960s) and has been winning fights ever since. Until now.

That defeat was the election by the Democratic Caucus of New Jersey's Frank Pallone to be ranking minority member of the Energy and Commerce Committee over Pelosi's choice, California's Anna Eshoo. The election was conducted by secret ballot, and the vote was 100-90.

Those numbers are a vivid contrast to the totals in what was probably the most dramatic leadership vote in the Democratic caucus, the contest for majority leader in 1976, 38 years ago. The winner was Texas' Jim Wright, who would go on to become speaker after Tip O'Neill retired 10 years later. The loser was California's Phil Burton. The vote was 148-147. Burton spent the rest of his life -- he died suddenly in 1983, at 56 -- trying to track down those who had committed to him but cast their secret ballot for Wright.

[HangThemHigh]

Her grip on reality is long gone.

[DeaconRed]

I don’t want her to lose her grip. The RATS deserve her.

[Liz]

Even though the treasure trove of "The Midterm Democrat Demolition Derby" (and down-ticket state wins) have yet to be fully- mined, this we know:

<><> Democrat losses stretch from the Carolinas westward to Texas

<><> As Landrieu's loss looms, Southern Democrats control not a single governorship, US senator or legislative chamber.

<><> Of the 140 Southern States election districts---110 went Republican.

<><> the GOP's majority in the House will be so big and solid NBC's Chuck Todd says Democrats can't recapture losses until 2022.

<><> Some pundits say Republicans have a 100-year majority;

<><> When the next Senate convenes, 29 lock-stepping Democrats who voted for Obamacare will be gone.

<><> Even Arkansas and Illinois (Clinton hometowns) have Repub governors---important in a prez race since guvs control party machinery.

THE GRUBER STUPOR CONTINUES "Unapologetic populism" explains that the Democratic Party is for justice and opportunity—with no qualifiers—for everyone."

Yeah sure. "Opportunity for everyone"----just as long as you're not one of those stupid mental defectives taking up space in Democrat Utopia.

FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA A sweet irony---the "party of the people" lacerated, and dumped, by "the people."

What the Republican takeover looks like as of midnight 11/5---Alaska is Repub, LA goes Repub Dec 6.

Midterm Map courtesy of http://www.nationaljournal.com

[relictele]

Rigor mortis only lasts so long.

[Daffynition]

What really happened

[Moonmad27]

That’s sad about Burton — perhaps anger over his loss brought him to an early demise.

[ontap]

The democrats are what they accuse republicans of, only to the opposite extreme...they are far too left for the majority of the country. Before they gained power they could disguise their ultra liberal policies by lying about what the results of their policy would lead to.....the reality has shown their treachery for what I is...blatant lies and distortion in an attempt to change the very fabric of our democracy.

[lee martell]

But this cannot be! All my work, all my world, gone,gone Gone!!

[VRW Conspirator]

...melting, melting...

[Morpheus2009]

Even moreso, I couldn’t stand plenty of them not owning up to their being in power. I doubt I am the only one who feels that way. I simply don’t care what the opposition is projected to think as opposed to what the incumbent is doing.

[GoldenPup]

Pelosi's Grip Seems to Have Weakened

Pelosi's Grip on reality was lost a long time ago. Mega Whackjob!!

[Hostage]

Thanks Liz but a couple of comments:

> “Some pundits say Republicans have a 100-year majority;”

The Republicans will have a 2-year majority if they run Mitt Romney or Jeb Bush for President in 2016, because conservatives will have had enough and will stay home.

Next comment is a question. You may not know the answer but it sure is interesting that the Red-Blue Map shows the Florida Panhandle as Blue. I don’t get that; do you?

[Kaslin]

What the rats are doing is using is called psychological projection. They are masters in it

[Hostage]

Funny almost...it would be really funny if it wasn’t El Boehner.

[ripley]

“Her grip on reality is long gone.”

Just like her psychotic fellow Progressives.

Maybe they’ll find the junior high school from which they all escaped.

IMHO

[ripley]

How sweet it is. (If ony the remaining blue areas can be
cured of psychosis.)

IMHO

[John 3_19-21]

[Enterprise]

"Black Caucus members, many with seniority, didn't like that. Some resented Pelosi's refusal to allow a pregnant and disabled member to vote by proxy."

They should have grabbed a gavel and started singing "We shall overcome."

[outofsalt]

Why someone hasn’t dropped a house on her is beyond my understanding. She wins her district with 83%!? How is that possible?!