[gov_bean_ counter]

IIRC, Nancy is a student of the politics of the mean streets of Philly. Behind the scenes she plays hardball and has at least a little dirt (real or made up) on all who would oppose her.

[mas cerveza por favor]

Behind the scenes she plays hardball and has at least a little dirt (real or made up) on all who would oppose her.

Blackmail is the mother's milk of Congressional politics.

[savedbygrace]

Wasn’t that Baltimore instead of Philly?

Probably a distinction without a difference, but . . .