Posted on 10/27/2006 1:19:50 PM PDT by SmithL
If the Democrats win control of the House in the Nov. 7 midterm elections, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would likely be the first woman in U.S. history to become speaker of the House.
The holder of that post is No. 2 in the line of succession for the presidency, right behind the vice president.
Democrats need to win 15 seats to gain control of the House from the Republicans who have been in the majority since 1994. If they win, some Democrats have been hinting that they would use their new powers to launch some edgy investigations of the reasons for the senseless Iraq war and war-time profiteering.
But Pelosi has said that is not her intention.
Pelosi voted for the congressional resolution in September 2001 that gave the go-ahead for the U.S. to attack Afghanistan in the aftermath of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
But she voted against the resolution adopted in October 2002 that authorized the invasion of Iraq. Pelosi also led 50 of her cohorts to do the same on grounds that there was no intelligence to back up the administration's claim of a threat from Iraq.
Pelosi, a San Francisco liberal, hails from a political family.
Her father, Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. served five terms in Congress and was a long-time popular mayor in Baltimore.
Pelosi has toughened up in her job as Democratic leader in the House. She is politically savvy and has played her cards well despite competition from some of her male peers. She also has learned to crack the whip to get the party membership to toe the line.
If she becomes House speaker, Pelosi knows she will be put to the test and compared with the men who served in that powerful role on Capitol Hill. But she feels up to the challenge.
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The rule on Helen Thomas threads is NO PICTURES!
(except for pictures of Ann Coulter, of course)
Boy, ain't that the truth!
THE DIMS WILL LOSE.
Let's investigate Helen Thomas to find out if she has the ugly gene.
Now that's one scary Halloween story!
Why what does this hag look like?
Hire 'em or Fire 'em... your last chance to Vote-
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/782909/posts?page=51#51
Ok, I'll take the bait.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
My eyes.
Too bad Helen, there will be no coronation.
"Queen Nancy, don't forget to shave your chin!"
I voted.
See post 9.
Yes lol
That super high resolution was a nice touch.
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