[A Balrog of Morgoth]

She voted against the first bailout.

Posturing, because it was going to pass anyways without her vote. Pelosi lets them get away with an occasional figleaf like that if she already has the votes. It's how those BlueDogs roll.

[Carley]

It is my understanding that her district is overwhelmingly republican.

Given it is NY, she’s probably representative of their values.

Fiscally conservative, socially liberal.