Posted on 12/09/2025 6:13:30 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
"Here’s a hard truth Republicans don’t want to hear: Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House speaker than any Republican this century," she wrote. "I agree with her on essentially nothing. But she understood something we don’t: No majority is permanent."
The congresswoman wrote that unlike Republicans, when Democrats hold the majority, "they ram through the most progressive policies they can," and "deliver for the coalition that elected them while they are in power."
Continuing her criticism of Congress' dysfunction, Mace maintained that "the current House is restrictive and ineffective," producing "control with barely any results."
She argued that "Republican leadership seems intent on replicating" Pelosi's "model of consolidation" without any of the former House speaker's "bold vision to push through the policies that won us the majority."
Concluding her essay, Mace left Republicans with a stark warning for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
"Today Republicans have a governing trifecta: the House, the Senate and the White House. If we fail to pass legislation that permanently secures the border, addresses the affordability crisis, improves health care and restores law and order, we will lose this majority. And we will deserve it," she cautioned.
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There’s no denying the woman got a lot done.
Stalin and Mao got a lot done also.
This is the other Nancy Mace, the one who makes a lot of sense and stays locked in on target, without any distracting personal drama stories. She is completely correct about time being of the essence.
Shes not wrong.
Democrats know how to wield the sword.
Republicans… are too scared.
More than 10 years ago, I said this:
Here we are, holding all three bodies, and I don’t believe a fraction of the things President Trump has done via EOs have been made into laws that can’t be undone by the next D president. I mean, these people can’t even follow the proper appropriations process...and if you ask me, they are probably hoping to lose control next year so that they can revert to type. What a sad sack of Pieces of $&^*...
Newt was the best ever.
Excellent analogy. It’s a lost art.
Mussolini got the trains running on time
Hitler built the autobahn, if I am correct
I think Pelosi ruled with some pretty bad threats to members that didn’t want to follow her. That’s how she got her way.
That's the difference between RATS and Repukes. When RATS are in power, they join together and pass shit that destroys America even more than they already have. When Repukes have power, they play with themselves, and get nothing done that helps America. When Repukes get the majority, they hibernate, and only come out when RATS get power back again.
“..hoping to lose so they can revert to type!...”
Senator Grassley clinging to his antiquated ‘Blue Slip’ tradition of letting the opposition help us to choose judicial nominees, comes to my mind.
Newt Gingrich was by far the better Speaker but Piglosi got more done because the deep state was on the same side.
She failed to analyze why!!! All Demos wanted to seize power than to serve the will of the people...Nobody on their side dare rock the boat...
True, yet hardly a compliment. More an indictment of feckless Republicans.
Truth hurts .
Nancy Pelosi was like LBJ. An effective legislative leader.
That is probably true.
The only conservative was Newt and he fell into her web.
Nancy took absolute control over the party purse. Elected officials didn’t get a dollar if they didn’t submit to her will and agenda.
Do you want Mike Johnson to do the same?
No lies detected. Many of us have said the exact same thing on X since the 2024 election.
If Republicans fail to codify into law every EO President Trump has signed, it all gets undone by the next Democrat President.
If that's what it takes to pass President Trump's agenda and codify all his Executive Orders into Law --- HELL YES I want Mike Johnson to do the same!
Too bad he's as big of a milquetoast as John Boehner was!!!
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