Those with delicate constitutions should avoid reading the Los Angeles Times's latest puff-profile of Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, taken apart by Patterico. Here's an excerpt:
As the highest-ranking woman in elective office, Pelosi is as much a power player as the men who preceded her.
“She’s well-bred, a lady through and through,” said Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Atherton), Pelosi’s friend of 30 years. “But anyone who knows her knows not to mess with her.”
With a father who was a Baltimore mayor and congressman who ran a political machine out of the family’s brick row house, Pelosi cultivates loyalty in ways large and small, much as her father did — keeping careful political tallies, but still remembering birthdays.
She opens her office doors to the factions of her ideologically splintered caucus, instructing staffers to stock the refrigerator and “always offer guests.”
Read the rest if you have the stomach.
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pelosi
April 15, 2007 - 10:16 ET by iveseenitallOne person's opinion. I have mine too. Pelosi is a ..............(unprintable).
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Compared to many at the LAT;
April 15, 2007 - 10:27 ET byCompared to many at the LAT; Pelosi IS a centrist (and that's scary, well so is she; "grandmother what big eyes you have")
http://www.ontheissues.org/
April 16, 2007 - 01:11 ET by MBConservhttp://www.ontheissu...
Scroll to the very bottom and see where her voting record has put her, maybe my reading is a bit bad, but I think she is out of the "moderate" column....
"Before I refuse to take your questions...I have a statement.." Ronald Reagan
She didn't cover up enough wi
April 16, 2007 - 02:18 ET by Andrew H.She didn't cover up enough with her scarf.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Atherto
April 15, 2007 - 10:24 ET byRep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Atherton), Pelosi’s friend of 30 years. “But anyone who knows her knows not to mess with her.”
She opens her office doors to the factions of her ideologically splintered caucus, instructing staffers to stock the refrigerator and “always offer guests.”
The old fountain of wisdom could not be more apt here:
"When you sit to eat with rulers take care what is before you, and put a knife to your throat, if you be given to appertite." PR 23:1,2
Of course, the negatives wi
April 15, 2007 - 10:25 ET by motherbeltOf course, the negatives with Her Speakerness are never something that she does, it's something that happened to
her....she was the victim of "swipes" from the White House, she was "blindsided" by criticism, "derided"....0h, the poor baby. Those damn meanies who just hate someone who's "well bred...a lady through and through."
Gag me with a small eating utensil!!
Nancy, Sinatra -style
April 15, 2007 - 11:08 ET by jstamboThird song down at www.stambosongs.blog...
Nancy, Sinatra -style, Live link
April 15, 2007 - 11:13 ET by jstamboSorry, I'm new at this. Nancy song (third song down) plus others right here
Page not found
April 15, 2007 - 11:18 ET by RJYour link says "Page not found" ....
RJ i went to the site (not
April 15, 2007 - 11:21 ET byRJ i went to the site (not through the link though) who knows you may enjoy it
What makes you think so? I us
April 15, 2007 - 11:25 ET by RJWhat makes you think so?
you may like it? try it, th
April 15, 2007 - 11:32 ET byyou may like it? try it, the nancy song was in Sinatra style (not my fav) i did enjoy the "you say you want a resolution" parody
Pelosi - it continues in the LA Times
April 15, 2007 - 11:31 ET by Gary HallIt continues in today's LA Times:
Summary: It's only the radical right wing neo-cons that attempt to paint her as liberal.
Gary, didn't check the link
April 15, 2007 - 11:34 ET byGary, didn't check the link but the "extreme moderate" cracked me up
extreme moderate
April 15, 2007 - 11:38 ET by Gary HallCreative, are they not? (;~> g
since checked the link - - -
April 15, 2007 - 11:46 ET bysince checked the link - - - good call. I guess not doing anything of substance (see the 1st 100 days post) but having talked it up big makes you extreme and moderate
Queen Nancy
April 15, 2007 - 18:36 ET by nkviking75Dems used to describe the Nixon White House as the "imperial presidency". Nixon had nothing on Queen Nancy, who fancies herself the most important person in Washington. She is even arrogant enough to try to treat the President, who is admittedly weakened, as totally irrelevant, which he is not. She has been completely unimpressive, but doesn't have the humility to face it.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
double post
April 15, 2007 - 18:36 ET by nkviking75Double post
She's well-bredWhat is she, a
April 16, 2007 - 13:57 ET by dahliatraversShe's well-bred
What is she, a race horse?? Guess Dems can be elitist, too.