Posted on 11/08/2002 11:31:09 AM PST by RobFromGa
ROLL CALL DAILY
Following is the full text of Frost's letter to his colleagues announcing his decision:
8 November 2002
Dear Democratic Colleague: Nancy Pelosi and I have waged a quick and close race for Democratic Leader - one that has been hard fought on both sides. Over the past several days, I have talked extensively with virtually every Member of this Caucus. And I am gratified to have broad and deep support that reaches across ideological, regional and racial lines.
However, it is clear to me that Nancy Pelosi has the votes of a majority of the Caucus. In light of this fact, today I am releasing all of my commitments. I am deeply appreciative of all those who have supported me in this race, particularly those of you who have campaigned so strongly on my behalf.
Nancy Pelosi is a talented and capable party leader. I intend to support her for Democratic Leader in next week's election, and I will work with her to do everything I can to return Democrats to control of the House of Representatives. In doing so, I will continue to be an outspoken advocate for the mainstream, centrist views that will lead us to the Majority.
That is the goal that has driven me to work so hard and successfully to keep a Democratic Majority within reach. It is why I accepted the challenge of rebuilding the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee eight years ago after we lost the House. It is why I took on the task of ensuring a fair redistricting for Congressional Democrats after the 2000 Census. And it is why I entered this race for Democratic Leader.
As Democrats move forward to challenge the Republican leadership, it is critical that we bear in mind the unalterable political facts of life in the House of Representatives. No matter how eloquent our rhetoric or how sound our positions, we must have a realistic strategy to win a Majority. That is the only way Democrats will ever have the capacity to implement our ideas for helping the American people.
Given the extremist nature of the House Republican leadership, and their consistent refusal to compromise, we have no other choice. The Democratic principles that bind us together will never become a reality until we control the House of Representatives.
To do that, we must ensure that the public sees our party as the mainstream, aggressive advocate for the American people that it is. That requires maintaining centrist positions consistent with the majority view of the nation - and of the competitive battleground districts that determine the House Majority. Otherwise, we will continue to fall just short of control of the House.
I look forward to working with each of you to carry on the fight for a Democratic Majority. Together, we will go head-to-head with the Republican leadership, and build a Democratic House of Representatives.
Yours truly,
Martin Frost
END
Other than being for spending and against cutting taxes, she mainly seems to speak on honoring this and celebrating that. She doesn't seem to do much of anything.
Bump!
There entire page is Bush/RNC bashing and how they were disinfranchised and Gore really won the election blah blah blah.
And when you try to close their despicable web page an air message appears and asks for money---ever---so---desparately,as they were robbed of an election...
They are so left they are communists and they disgust the country!
Either that or she's hyping Botox.
LET IT BE NANCY!!!!
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi Pays Tribute to Lowell Selvin
April 26, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a unique individual who is a champion for social justice, a leader in his community, and a trailblazer in the business world.
Lowell Selvin proves time and again, through his words and deeds, that one person can truly make a difference. On May 5, 2001, Congregation Kol Ami of Los Angeles will honor Lowell with its Shomer Tzedek (Guardian of Justice) Award for his untiring commitment to progressive social empowerment and to causes greater than himself.
While the many endeavors Lowell Selvin is involved in are far too numerous to mention, a few highlights help illustrate the vision, energy, and compassion of this remarkable man.
In business, after successfully merging and integrating PlanetOut and Gay.com, Lowell became Chief Executive Officer of PlanetOut Partners, the largest gay and lesbian online services company in the world. In this capacity, Lowell uses his two decades of business acumen, honed by advising some of America's leading corporations, to provide the LGBT community with a platform to network, grow, and conduct commerce with business partners around the world.
In his community, Lowell is on the board of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center and guided this groundbreaking agency's strategic planning process in its formative years. With his help, this organization is now the largest agency of its kind in the world.
Lowell is on the National Advisory Board of Wendy's Hope, a group devoted to supporting lesbians with cancer. Working in collaboration with Feed the Children, Lowell also founded Arbonne Children's Trust. In addition, he helped found Congregation Kol Ami.
It is my honor to recognize the achievements of my constituent, Lowell Selvin, and to join with Congregation Kol Ami in acknowledging his contributions and on-going commitment to social justice and the betterment of his community.
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Now, from the face of it, I don't have any problem with this guy, although I don't know if merging two gay businesses is particularly worthy of praise (and generally businessmen get nothing but grief for mergers from Dems), and I don't know if cancer patients who happen to be lesbians need separate charities (although I could be convinced otherwise if, say, major cancer charities were intolerant of their lesbian patients).
Eek! There's a horrible image for you...
Did you note the webmaster on dsausa.org? "Hammer?" Armand Hammer's grandson. A commie radical if there ever was one. Spoiled little rich boy.
When asked directly, I am sure she would respond in the affirmative. However, who in the media would ask her such a Q? FOX? Maybe.
A got in a real tangle with a couple of local media mutton heads when I told them "55 House Democrats are members of a COMMUNIST affiliate." They laughed and essentially told me I was part of the tin-foil hat crowd. When confronted with the evidence they backtracked. Treid to brush it off, "...this isn't the Communist Party,etc.etc" Same lies as always.
I really would like someone, say Brit Hume, Hannity to get her on NATIONAL TV and ask her DIRECTLY if she is a member of this commie org! HA!
Note that it's on Bernie Sanders' web page. Bernie is an avowed socialist.
The only thing more we could hope for is for Hitlery to take over as Senate Minority Leader.
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