I’m missing Nancy Pelosi already.
I called my daughter when Pelosi was elected Speaker to discuss the historic nature of the event, but she didn’t pick up, and I had moved on by the time I saw her. If she had picked up, I’m sure I’d have some profound yet spontaneous exchange to share with you.
Instead, here’s my favorite Pelosi quote:
So the Democrats would thunderously attack Bush and argue there was no Social Security crisis and therefore no need for them to put out their own proposal. Some members were leery, concerned that Pelosi would make the Democrats look like the Party of No.
As the spring of 2005 wore on, some pestered her every week, asking when they were going to release a rival plan. “Never. Is never good enough for you?” Pelosi defiantly said to one member.
I’m still nursing a grudge on this:
Nancy Pelosi has been an extremely effective speaker of the House for four years, shepherding hundreds of important bills toward passage and withstanding solid Republican opposition. Her work in passing health care reform and strong ethics oversight achieved what many thought was legislatively impossible. But is she really the best the Democrats can come up with as their leader as they slip into the minority?
She’s incredibly effective and hardworking, so, naturally, in our meritocracy, that means she should forget about running for a leadership position.
Pelosi should have spent less time working and more time crying. The suckers in the media love that stuff.