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Pelosi majority leader... (3.00 / 1)

sends a chill down my spine (in a bad way).  Not because I don't want the Dems to win the House, but rather because she is currently essentially an unknown to the rest of the country, and I'd like to keep it that way.  Every time she appears on TV she is staring through the camera and looks completely plastic and detached.  The fact that the represents San Francisco doesn't exactly burnish our repuation as a party that is safe for moderates.  I'll put it this way... does she inspire you?  Does she inspire any passion whatsoever in people who read this blog and are already motivated people?  We need someone who actually wins over people.  Harry Reid seems to win over people because he is soft but bold, and that seems to resonate.  He comes across as a wise grandfather type.  Pelosi, however, is from the same planet that TH Kerry descended from, and that doesn't help.  Let's put it this way... we have MANY talented people in this party, and we can do a lot better than Nancy.  That said, I'm willing to revise my position if presented with solid evidence.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Obviously you're not a golfer.
by alydar on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 10:39:37 PM EST

Re: Pelosi majority leader... (none / 0)

actually, Pelosi would most likely end up Speaker, and Steny Hoyer would move up to Majority Leader.

either way, she can't possibly be any worse than the arrogance that exudes from Hastert/DeLay/Frist. and I don't think most Americans really care about the Congressional leadership, until they get mired in a scandal. like, you know, DeLay and Frist.

by johnny longtorso on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 10:42:40 PM EST
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Oh, totally agreed, most people have no idea who the Majority Leader is, much less what s/he actually does.  But saying that she can't be any worse than Delay/Hastert isn't much of an endorsement.  I mean, don't we have people who are intelligent, inspiring, and, cuz it can't hurt, camera friendly?
Obviously you're not a golfer.
by alydar on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 10:49:12 PM EST
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Re: Pelosi majority leader... (1.50 / 2)

Not to mention what we would look like to our voters if we 86'd her from the Speakers job.  If she was good enough to be Minority Leader then she can be Speaker next year.  From my lips to Gods ear.
by Demo Dan in Dayton on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 10:52:27 PM EST
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Re: Pelosi majority leader... (none / 0)

When it comes to her votes (which will probably be used to demonize her), She is voting as a representative of the people in her San Francisco constituency (which voted for John Kerry by an 85% to 14% margin).
by RBH on Wed Nov 23, 2005 at 11:17:08 PM EST
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You appear to fear right wingnut rnc talking points.

...The fact that the represents San Francisco doesn't exactly burnish our repuation as a party that is safe for moderates...

What's the next step, you endorse a right wingnut cable television gasbag loofah lover's "fatwa" against San Francisco?

Moderates my ass. If so-called "moderates" are threatened by Nancy Pelosi and the beliefs of the voters in San Francisco (hmmm, they overwhelmingly voted for John Kerry. Do you think, given they way things have turned out, that they were probably more attuned to what was right?) you can keep them.  

543,895 votes
by Michael Bersin on Thu Nov 24, 2005 at 12:16:56 PM EST
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