Posted on 11/06/2010 9:40:46 PM PDT by SkyPilot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calmly assessing the political cyclone that routed her Democratic majority and will, at least temporarily, force her to vacate one of the best offices in the city, with its inspirational view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
She keeps coming back to the courage of her colleagues who cast hard votes that helped make the past two years one of Congress's most productive periods in recent times - and made her one of the most effective speakers in history. Her message is unmistakable: Democrats have nothing to apologize for, nothing to be ashamed of and nothing to regret.
"One of the members called me and said, 'I'm in a tough race. It's even. I don't know how it's going to turn out,' " she recalls. " 'But I know one thing: that I wouldn't do anything differently. I wouldn't change my vote on health-care reform no matter how they tried to describe it. It was important for me to vote to give the opportunity that that bill provides.' "
"These members know what they believe in," she notes, channeling her own feelings through those of her colleagues. "They will have plenty of options in life. I hope one of them is to consider coming back to Congress."
I spoke with Pelosi less than 24 hours before she announced she wanted to stay on as Democratic leader, and everything she said made clear that she's not ready to allow millions of dollars in Republican attack ads to drive her from public life. She wants another crack at winning electoral vindication for a record she believes stands well on the merits.
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Productive and Effective?
She was, and is, pure poison.
She is an evil, wicked woman, and God Himself will punish her.
I am still amazed that "newspapers" publish this garbage. EJ Dionne should be publically shamed for this claptrap.
Because she’s an idiot?
Yes, productive, She has helped lay the foundations for a future of “progressive” victories. Her people may have lost a few battles, but as far as changing America for 80 years into the future she has won. It will take decades to undo the damage.
“I am still amazed that “newspapers” publish this garbage. EJ Dionne should be publically shamed for this claptrap.”
Dionne is preaching to his own choir.
Who, but the neo-Marxist, read the WAPO CLAPTRAP?
Couldn’t agree more! She is one power mad ‘woman’ who just can’t fathom having none whatsoever to wield from here on out....so much so she will settle for a lesser job, any job, where there at least some left to her, or what she thinks might be there for her. Your “pure poison” really nailed it.
She’s a powermonger pure and simple
Wants to control people’s lives.
From another thread, someone posted “I expect Steny Hoyer to get the job”
So does he, but being a loyal Nancy Boy means nothing when Nancy wants his gig.
Not to mention Clyburn wants the whip, and Hoyer would have to climb over the black caucus to wrestle it from him.
Hoyer is a classic case of grinding away the past thirty years in a gerry-mandered district, finally to become the majority leader, just in time for America to elect a socialist.
Have fun in the Capitol Hill broom closet, Steny. Hope the view is spectacular.
You can sum it up in one word - pure and simple ... HUBRIS !!!
Amen.
Actually she is more sophisticated than most could know....however, it could never be proven that she is a MARXIST Agent.
IMHO
Why? Because, like BJ, she can’t leave gracefully.
She makes my stomach roll and not in a good way :( She’s done more damage to our country in two years then Carter ever did. We need another Reagan....bad.
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Accept your good fortune, be thankful and move on.
Because she doesn’t want a real job.
Probably doesn’t know how to do anything anyway.
Yeah, I saw a Pelosi bumper sticker yesterday, it said Run Nancy Run, but it was on the front bumper.
It’s quite obvious that E. J. Dionne Jr. thinks that shoving a Socialist Program down the citizen’s throat against their consent is an act of courage!
Well, E. J. Dionne Jr. can go straight to Political Hell!
I believe that the American Revolution was fought and won at great expense in reaction to King George trying to do a similar thing.
And the Declaration Of Independence was written and signed as witness to opposition to the very same thing,
And the Constitution was designed to prohibit such a thing from happening.
In as much as Nancy took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and she has betrayed that oath, she should be brought up on charges of Treason. I’d to see E. J. Dionne Jr. and his fellow travelers in the docket too!
at least temporarily..............?>>>>>>>>>>>>
Whats wih Dionne? Is he Pelosipussy whipped?
He is a propaganda contractee or dumber than dirt.
If Dionne were a medical correspondent I assume he would describe cancers as productive.
Very Clever...lol!
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