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Boehner’s predecessor Nancy Pelosi spent yesterday morning “working the phones, consulting Democratic colleagues about whether she should stay on as minority leader,” the New York Times recounts. “She surrounded herself with family members; her daughter Alexandra and grandson, soon to turn 4, came from New York. When she rose to power, Ms. Pelosi liked to command attention by telling reporters that she was using her ‘mother-of-five voice.’ On Wednesday, that voice was silent, save for one interview, with Diane Sawyer of ABC News.”
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People in general have different leadership styles, and men and women are very different in their approach to leadership, as evidenced by Mrs Pelosi and Mr Boehner. I'm going to try to keep an open mind about Mr Boehner, but after 4 yrs of watching him lead the GOP in the House in complete & total obstruction, it's gonna be hard. Of course, being the Speaker is WAY different than being Minority leader, and he'll be expected to DO something beside say HELL NO, so it'll be interesting to waatch.
Maybe the good Lord will smile on us and the next time bonner gets too drunk he will forget to unlock the top of his tanning bed!
And maybe you'll lock your self in a room with a gun and one bullet.
I'm no fan of John Boehner or the Republican party in general, but wishing harm on a person is going too far.
I will simply hope that in two years, the Democratic party gets a chance to take our Congress back! (Turnabout is fair play, Republicans!)
#2 and #2.1 are a microcosm of what is wrong with this country and politics. The time of civility is apparently dead. It's a shame, and if not stopped, will lead to a collapse of this republic.
Tell that to the gop which has been fomenting hatred throughout these past two years.
I just think that the time of back and forth finger pointing and name calling needs to stop. Energy should be spent trying to solve the problems. When that is done we can spend the rest of our lives trying to place blame. The childish name calling should stop when a person is no longer a child.
saw the president come on to explain his defeat, had to change channel to intelligient viewing, the beverly hillbillies!!!!!!!!true americans!!!..and after reading these post, I see most of the people writing them ARENT!!!
I watched Ms.Pelosi take the gavel and upon it's loud smacking impact with the wooden base, the metaphor was clear before the first echo bounced: Democrat droids best get in line, and those that don't will be hammered into submission - screw the heartland - we're gonna do for America what we did for California, New York, Chicago. She contemptuously flipped her finger at us all as Obama-care was forged in dark back rooms by face-less staff and welcomed by a bloated bureaucracy who play both sides against each other.
I thought John had to be voted in ...the tea baggers don't even like him or Mitch ...They are the ones they wanted gone .." that was their big change the way Washington did business ".. what a difference a day makes ! ....lol
Pelosi's reacting like there was a death in the family.
After leading the Democrats in the House to the most disastrous defeat ever suffered by a political party in the United States, Nancy Pelosi, along with the National Organization for Women, which is anything but, as demonstrated by their total submissive silence shown ,while democratic politicians , media pundits, and activists absolutely trashed other female candidates , calling them whores and witches ,accusing some of infidelity without the slightest evidence of the charge,and the NOW ladies demonstrated they were the good little," stand by your democratic man", lapdog followers they have proven themselves to be by their thunderous silence, It is now time for these Charlatans to fade into their richly deserved place in the historic annals of disgrace, and make way for the real emerging class of female leaders who are not afraid to be women , wives , and mothers, and who actually like men and can work with them as equals instead of adversaries, while at the same time reveling in their own femininity , yes, the times they are a' changin.
Meg Whitman, a self proclaimed ex witch and Nikki Haley? Absolutely TRASHED? Sorry your verbal assault can only be justified by thought processes exhibited by Obama haters.
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Nowhere in the article, nor in my response, was Mr. Obama even mentioned, and yet, You question my thought processes,...... take a moment and consider the implications of that observation.
Sorry the seething undertones in your post felt characteristic of those with disdain for Obama.
Perhaps my response should have been... Mudslinging in the age of 2010 appears to be fully EEO compliant.
I think Nancy Pelosi should stay on as minority leader just to be a burr on Boner's butt.
i say good riddance to that freakin bag..she wants to do to the rest of the u.s. what she has done to california..i guess the rest of the u.s. finally woke up and said i do not think so..take your jet that we the taxpayers have paid for give it to boener and get the hell out..just sayin
There was an old witch who looked like a hag
But got elected speaker, that ugly old bag
Being the Speaker, she didn't want to sag
So she had a facelift so others wouldn't gag.
But lifts couldn't hide the ugly inside
She rode Obama's bus for a bumpy old ride
Until she ran across the Tea Party tide
Who let her know she committed suicide.
joanne..spoken like a true freakin democrat..get a life
i wonder how piglosi will take to being ignored by the repubs just like she has ignored them..this great..you reap what you sow..see ya later piglosi
i also wonder how the n.o.w. nags are taking this defeat..lmao
It's not NOW. It should be NOUW (National Organization of Ugly Women)
i hope piglosi has to get a real job like the rest of us..can u imagine that..ha ha
okolehao, i stand corrected your are right.
there once was a hag who lived in a shoe
in this town we call a zoo
voting on laws for you and me too
finally she slammed her gavel in a hoot
for she has realized she has been given the boot
back to cal e forn ya for piglosi..what a glorius turn of events.lol
maybe piglosi will have to abide by this hell care law she voted for now. this is just too good you cant make this stuff up
i guess the real question here is now who will be hussein's whipping boy..oh that is right he does not have one..way to go dems. i say out with all of the democats..and that is not a typo..
breaking news. this just in. piglosi is wanting to run for chairhag of the now hags. they wont have her either
STFU Already! Geezus!
"and his potential enemies placed right where he can better control them"
I think John Boehner called his fellow Republicans and Americans patriots. He does not call them enemies. How can you call yourself a journalist when you start to put your own words into people's mouth?
Pelosi will not run for minority leader, her ego is to big and her fellow democrats wouldn't vote for her anyway. I would not be surprised if she resigns and sneaks back into the San Francisco Bay Area with all the other liberals. Bye, Bye Pelosi. Obama is next, just two more years.
I say put her in coach class and send her through hubs to bet back to California. Sell her large plane and purchase a smaller one. Who cares if it has to stop and refuel! It is still more fuel efficient and leaves a smaller carbon footprint...isn't that what you wanted????
All that I am saying is that there it is, as plain and simple as the nose on your face. Just as feared, just as should have been obvious all along, the Republicans have their firm agenda set and it doesn’t include any honest concern for the people. Like with Bush-Cheney and like with what they demonstrated over the last two years, their priorities, as clearly stated by John Boehner, are now focused on Special Interests and the influential, powerful and extremely wealthy few who serve their ambitions, with the people only being considered as pawns to be conned and manipulated. You can rationalize all you want but there it is right in front of you and just as obvious as can be. The Democrats regrettably leave a whole lot of room for improvement but the one big difference they offer that the Republicans don’t is a conscience for the people. To ignore that, to be deceived by the subterfuge or swayed by emotional appeals will again cost the majority greatly, with no amount of rationalizing able to minimize that. Well let’s just hope that before 2012 the majority breaks out of the headlights, out of the con, that blinds them before they are run over again. And in the mean time, maybe the Republicans and the Democrats will just tie each other up with gridlock as bipartisan cooperation would be too much to expect, especially if wanting the people’s interests to be of concern as they are completely polarized on that subject.
Will all have an opportunity soon enough to see if old JB learned anything form his near (political) death experience after 2006, He was one of Newt's right hand (no pun intended) men and after they lost the house the republican house members ushered him to the back of the room. So now he's fought his way back to the top of the heap (thanks to Tom Delays disgraceful departure) and he's making some relatively confident predictions regarding the future direction of the house under his impending speakership. Even though I'm not a fan of his I wish him luck. Walk the talk JB.