The conventional wisdom says the 32-year-old Tennessee congressman won't win today's election for House minority leader against 62-year-old Democratic Whip Nancy Pelosi. Some of the liberal Californian's loyalists, who claim she closed the deal days ago with a majority of the caucus, have been grumbling that Ford is in it for the exposure (which he can bank for a future political campaign). [Gee, ya think?]
After all, Ford announced his sudden candidacy last week on Don Imus's radio and MSNBC show and has presented his People magazine-certified "50 Most Beautiful People" mug on a dozen television shows since. WashPost
Washington -- Poised to take over today as House Democratic leader, San Francisco Rep. Nancy Pelosi said she has no intention of tugging her party to the left or imposing her liberal outlook on the rest of the country.
Instead, as House Democrats prepare to enter their ninth year in the minority, Pelosi said she will push the party to develop an economic growth plan to distinguish itself from the Republicans and will draw up a political road map to win back the majority as early as 2004.
"It's not a matter of where you are on the spectrum. . . . It's an issue of how you lead the troops," Pelosi said in an interview on the eve of her all- but-certain election to the House Democrats' No. 1 post.
Blah blah blah. Full story at sfgate.com
Say what?! Are they running out of beautiful people at People?!
Not only is the man boring, his face is boring, his ideas are boring and he has the personality of dust.