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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested she would make her future plans known on Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill.
Pelosi, the first woman to ever serve as speaker of the House, answered a question about her intention to remain as House minority leader by inviting reporters to gather for a press conference tomorrow morning.
"I'll see you right here, 10 o'clock, tomorrow morning," she said. That would allow her to first confer with fellow Democrats.
The 72-year-old California Democrat served as speaker for two full terms, but remained as Democrats' leader in the House following Republicans' takeover of the chamber during the 2010 midterm elections.
Pelosi had scheduled leadership elections for a date slightly later than usual, prompting speculation that she might relinquish her role as the top Democrat in the House -- a position she has held for a decade. Wednesday marks the 10 year anniversary of her ascension to that position.
Her tenure was most memorably defined by her tenure as speaker during the first two years of President Barack Obama's first term, during which time Pelosi helped shepherd Obama's landmark health care reform law to passage.
Pelosi's departure could set off a tough battle between House Democrats to replace her. Among the candidates could be her No. 2, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) or Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) -- among others.
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For all us from the state of "Jefferson" ... the part of California that doesn't exist to Pelosi (only when we try to do something or she wants something does she even notice this end of the state). You can't get rid of her fast enough...she has never done anything for us, she has only benefited her own political gains...and put the screws to us. There are ambitious women and there are BIT**S!!! Can you guess with one she is.
For all you that have this great love of her be thankful she was not your Congress Woman and was there for you, because the only person she is there for is herself...and what she can get out of it. Oh and if you live in the Bay Area .... How many voucher did she hand out on Obama Care????
I think the vouchers were for B.J.s .... ala Monica Leweinsky???? Not sure how to spell Clinton's "ho dog"
Not bad for a Swiss citizen...
Rumors abound that Clinton and other may be retiring soon. Maybe Pelosi is looking at a cabinet position. Like it or not, Pelosi has made history as the first female House Majority Leader in either party.
big deal
She needs a few days to come down off her meth high which takes a while to clear her brain??? She also has to figure out what exactly she is going to do, since she had no idea what she has been doing for the last 4 years??
C'mon Nancy ... take off that Halloween mask, get a grip on reality and say something that has some meaning?? Anything at all would be better than the last four years where you were basically absent from the entire inner workings of the U.S. .......
Someone hit her with a bat and get her back up to 2012!!
some one should just hit her with a bat ..as many times and as hard as humanly possible
Don't let the door hit your Caboose on the way out......
For all you Pelosi detractors I have one word for you that speaks for itself.... "Bush"
OMG ... you still on the Bush routine?? Do you have time machine and keep going back to the past?? You, my friend, need some new material!!!
Bullgtor, your an idiot. It was 40 years of Dems controlling congress dating back to Roosevelt implementing entitlements that are now bankrupting this country. If you can't find common ground to try and save this great country then go put a bullet in your head so the rest of us don't have to listen to your BS and we can move on without your sorry a$$.
It's not the 'entitlements' bankrupting the country. It's the fraud and waste and military that's bankrupting us.
Like I said earlier. You're an idiot.
If you don't think there is vast fraud and waste and over spending in the military I'm sorry you are a spoon fed Repuke who believes everything oxy snorting Rush Limpaugh spews at you!
Simple enough Ms. Pelosi ... just go straight to hell, and it will then be a very simple press release.
I guess she figured if this idiot could get re-elected, she might stand a chance to run.
Hopefully, this waste of other peoples oxygen will announce her plan to either lock her self in her garage with the car running and a hose in the window or that she plans to put a .45ACP slug in her own useless brain..A failure , a fraud and a criminal ..NO ONE respects, her, no one cares, and no one will miss her.
I hope your email is tracked and you're located before you become the next Timothy McVeigh.
and youre an illiterate phukktard please learn to read between your mcwendys drive thru shifts maybe one day theyll put you on lettuce
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a piece of crap. She's as bad and as obnoxious as Pelosi. Is that the best the Dumocrats can offer up? Here comes more legislation that no one is allowed to read until it is passed.
Don't you just hate it when women are smarter than you? Especially when they're Democrats? Just listening to her talk probably makes your eyes cross. She's one of those la-de-da inteeellectuals.
For your information, I am a female. And I don't care if she were male or female. A big-mouth liberal is a big-mouth liberal. Not everything is about gender. Liberals try to make everything so controversial. If you don't agree with them then you must be a racist or a bigot or homophobic or any number of titles that they use to discredit your opinion. Don't talk down to me with your "inteeellectuals" comment. I have a brain and I prefer to actually use it as apparently you do not choose to use yours.
If you have a brain (which I'm not convinced of yet) and really are a female, then why do you buy into the standard Repub women-are-inferior-and-belong-in-the-kitchen-not-in-public-especially-if-they-don't-look-like-supermodels-and-aren't-under-25-years-old-and-don't-act-dumb-and-don't-vote-the-same-as-their-husbands-so-us-dumbass-men-won't-feel-inferior nonsense? Do you hate big-mouth conservatives just as much? Probably not. Go take a look at the comments here from your fellow conservatives. All the neanderthals gather together on these newsvines whenever there's a story about Pelosi or another smart Democratic woman. Where's your high and mighty outrage over the comments that Pelosi should kill herself? Nowhere to be found. See? That's why I don't take you seriously.
OMG- you really are an idiot. For your information, I don't believe women belong in the kitchen. You are dating yourself. You must be a very identity-frustrated 80 year old whose husband kept you in check and the only opinion you are allowed to have is on this website. And as for you accusation that I vote the same as my husband. We do vote alike, but ONLY BECAUSE I REFORMED HIM. He used to be a Dumocrat. And as far as what the other conservatives post, no I don't agree with alot of the ramblings but they have freedom of speech. If you notice, I have not commented on any postings. I merely posted my opinion. You commented on my post and thanks to your brainless accusations I must defend myself.
Go back and re-read your fellow conservatives' posts. They're more than just ramblings; they're the most insulting and violence-advocating comments out there. You must be proud. I was commenting on some of the worst, including yours, which I'm allowed to do. If you don't like my comments, well too bad, that's "freedom of speech".
By the way, I'm not anywhere near 80 years old, I'm not frustrated and no one keeps me in check. In fact, it's your posts that have "frustrated" written all over them.
Over and out for today. Don't forget to let your husband out of the basement so he can fix dinner.
You have some serious mental issues if you think my post is one of the worst ones here. I simply said she Debbie Wasserman Schultz was as bad and obnoxious as Pelosi. I didn't cuss or threaten or say anyone needed to die or shoot themselves or make any sexual orientation accusations as are in other posts. If you compare my post to the other posts here you have no ability to rationalize. I am not the frustrated one, obviously that would be you and it must come from your lack of brain cells. And as for my husband, he is wonderful and hardworking and his 'man cave' is upstairs as we do not have a basement. I do the cooking since all he can make is cup-o-noodles. You are entitled to your freedom of speech. But you can't get your 80 year old granny panties in a bunch if someone posts something you don't like. You have accused me of all kinds of things without knowing a single thing about me. You are trying to hold me accountable for all of the posts the other conservatives have made. So, by that standard, you are responsible for all of the posts from the liberals. Including as you say: "They're more than just ramblings; they're the most insulting and violence-advocating comments out there". Some of your fellow liberals say some very bad things. And as you accused me of not being outraged by some posts where is your outrage at the liberal posts. I looked and saw that you did not disagree with them. You are just another liberal lemming and I refuse to waste any more of my time on you. It's past your bedtime, go soak your dentures, put on your overnight depends and don't forget your wrinkle cream. Make sure you get up early enough in the morning so you can post your opinion before your husband gets up and tells you what your opinion is.
I'm still waiting for all that stuff people think is so wonderful that Nancy Pelosi got passed to go into effect.
Such as Obama Care.
How about that mandatory government chipping of people?
She lied about knowing about water boarding by the CIA until they called her on it because they had proof she was informed, but she denied it.
I don't care what she does, but she has a lot to answer for when she dies.
Honestly, making churches supply contraception violating their religious beliefs.
Religious beliefs? What exactly are those because all I see with churches are a bunch of hypocrites hanging around together!
Freedomofspeechrules--very ironic handle???? Obama has stomped on numerous rights of ours. Having our tax dollars fund contraception and abortions is against many religious organizations beliefs. He is a Marxist--at the least--read up on it and you will see the similarities. Pelosi & Obama are from the same mold--they love to stomp on our freedoms! We should all be happy that Obamcare will drive unemployement to 9.1% and impose a fine "tax" on 6 million uninsured people.The number was 4 million until a few days ago). The list goes on and on--they all need to be recalled.
I'm not seeing the irony. I'm sorry, I forgot, religious organizations only believe in molesting little boys and are against preventing unwanted pregnancy. My bad!
Regarding, health insurance, you can see my post on the next page, I'm not explaining it again.
Nancy did say, we will need to pass it to find out what is in it. Here is the link from her own words. . People, If a politician's lips are moving they are lying.
We are headed to the brink and liberals want to get there as fast as they can and the conservatives want to postpone it. Just live the best you know how with what you have and the rest is out of our hands.
PEACE!
Whatever she decides to do, thank you, Nancy! You have been a rock for the Democratic party. Good luck, with whatever you do!!!
The knucklehead Dem bitch of the month is Weinstein?? She is pushing the whole idea of the Libya disaster. I can see Obama fuming in his basement .... calling Weinstein and saying ..."what the hell are you doing?" This whole cover up could get me impeached and you keep pushing the issue. Either shut up ... or I will send Jesse Jackson Jr, to break your lips!! He is going to jail anyway ... so he won't mind trying to reduce those puffed up lips with a carving knife!!! Meanwhile ... we are stuck with the thought that our Pres might be Joe, the drunken uncle, Biden!! God help us.
bashbrother213, meet sick of political correctness. sick of political correctness, meet bashbrother 213. The two of you may be spending time in the same jail cell some day.
In agreement-
Maybe you should read my post again and this time have your brain engaged. I SAID NOTHING THAT IN ANY WAY COULD BE MISINTERPRETED AS A THREAT.
I SAID:
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a piece of crap. She's as bad and as obnoxious as Pelosi. Is that the best the Dumocrats can offer up? Here comes more legislation that no one is allowed to read until it is passed.
You really need to improve your reading comprehension skills. And as I already stated in my response to your idiotic response, I am a female. So stuff your gender biased issues up your pinched butt.
Okay, I assumed you were a male. Don't blame me. You're still a tool of the wingnuts, though.
OMG- you are a pain in the azz. I am not a tool of anyone. I have my own opinion. I don't follow anyone blindly.
Is it possible that the Democrats will try and find a leader that might work with the opposition for once since the voting public has so much at stake. No, wishful thinking, they won't do something that actually make sense. You see the Democrats would rather watch this country go in the toilet and then they can blame it on the Republicans (Pretty f**ked up). Just goes to show the Dems are just at much at fault as the Repubs for the eminent failure.
You are a wise man. You summed it all up in one word!
That's the problem and has been for 2 years!
The rest of your post is nonsense!
And Freedom, its obvious that is exactly where you want to keep it. You see, your attitude is a major part of the problem. Maybe this country should just break-apart. It's so fractured anyway. Let the strong survive and the weak will die. Besides nothing lasts forever, right. Everyone for themselves! Your attitude drives it.
huh? LOL
I'm not sure how you get from A to B. Go take your big boy pill and see if you can calm down enough to actually understand a post.
It easy "big boy" just take a good look at yourself in the mirror. Your attitude on how you refuse to work with the other side will destroy what is left of this country. You simply don't look very far down the road do you. Billions of dollars are already being moved out of this country daily. Money that could have been used to rebuild. You need the oppositions help and money to rebuild.
You no doubt teach your kids to hate the opposition. You're no better than the arabs in the Middle-East that have taught for generations to hate anyone that opposes their beliefs. So take a good look at yourself in the mirror so you understand frankly, why no one wants to save someone with an attitude like yours.
First, I never implied or stated that I refuse to work with the other side. Secondly, you are correct, the money is being moved out this country, by people like Romney.
As for your second paragraph......LOL..incoherent ramble I can't address.
Has anyone ever stopped to think about how much life quality has not improved since the Democrats got control?
All that time Nancy Pelosi was Speaker of the House the United States of America was in economic decline.
That's what history will remember and the real estate bubble happened on her watch too.
Will it rain on her & cause her melt?
Are the Hounds of Hell calling their bitch home?
Are the Flying Monkeys of OZ calling her home to roost?
Did SHE sleep with Petraeus?
Will she admit to an affair with Feisty?
Wednesday will tell the tale... and not one shyte will be given.
This senile woman just needs to go away, this is the same woman that said "Lets pass ObamaCare so we can see what is in it" Scary when people in leadership positions don't have a clue as to whats going on. Good riddance Nancy!
I have an experiment. If it is possible, I want each republican/right to post something nice/positive about any democatic politician and each democrat/left to post something nice/positive about a republican polititian.
I am not trying to be nicey, nice, it just would be interesting reading.
If you think your brain will explode or you fingers will ignite, don't do it.
Chicken...she doesn't want to stick around and take responsibility for the havoc she has wreaked.
Maybe Pelosi is going to announce she is relieving Steny Hoyer of his responsibilities to change her adult diapers.
She is a huge part of the problem in Washington...it is all about the party, either democrat to republican...never the American People...they all suck.
You are completely on target TJ.
pelosi will announce that she is going to retire and live in obama's small intestine so she could be close to him. pelosi like everyone else that thinks obama is doing a good job are delusional. Wait until obamacare kicks in most of you that voted for him, you want to kick yourselves for it. Remember what pelosi said about obamacare "But we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy".
The controversy turns out to be that MOST companies can't afford this so bye bye full time jobs, hello part time or unemployment.
Companies shouldn't be running our health care in the first place. Health insurance shouldn't be tied to a job. COBRA is unaffordable when you're laid off for the majority and insurance industries shouldn't exist and healthcare has no business being on Wall Street. PERIOD!
Freedom,
Why don't you move to a socialist country. You may not have the same level of freedoms though. You would be crying for the chance to come back to a" free market system". But, no one would hear your cries because you would have forfeited your freedom of speech.
Which Socialist country would you suggest? Seriously, I can't wait for the answer!
Wait, you people like someone that wants tax our benefits and give them to the illegals !! Put down the pipi.
She will go down in history as the first female SOH (thats Speaker of the House for you democrats) that created the worst recession in modern times.Impressive legacy,that is of course she is indeed a woman,San Fran you never know. Hope she has more time for her (it's) plastic surgeon.