If Pelosi’s first big political test was holding off the far left, her second test required walking moderate Democrats right off a cliff in the name of historic left-wing progress. In 2010, Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority by losing a special Senate election in Massachusetts of all places. Even Obama saw this surprise Massachusetts defeat as the end for Obamacare. He was ready to cave and replace the massive federal health-care takeover with a series of smaller bills.
In the end, Obamacare passed, and because of it, 63 Democrats predictably lost their seats in the 2010 midterms. Pelosi lost the speakership. Through this process, she did something no recent Republican leader has come close to doing. She proved she was willing to lose political power to get things done. Democrats viewed Obamacare as the holy grail. To them, implementing it was worth the cost.
You don’t have to like Nancy Pelosi or Obamacare to admire this level of leadership and smarts. It’s precisely what has been lacking among congressional Republicans. On the right, the reformist side is so desperate for progress that they sometimes end up tilting at windmills, often at their political peril. Even worse, the larger establishment bloc is not really interested in getting things done. To them, the election itself is the end game.
Republicans love to hate Pelosi, and often for good reason. She was tough and even mean sometimes. On issues like COVID and congressional member stock-trading, she helped break trust with the American people. More broadly, she pushed through many policies that will hurt America badly. This record is nothing to celebrate. But as a purely political matter, Pelosi has been by far the greatest congressional leader of our time. She ran her caucus with tight control.
? WTF ?
Gross! She's the poster child for American political corruption.
Get the pop corn. Now the real investigations start
This clown knows nothing about our Parliamentary system. Our Speaker of the House doesn't have the kind of power the Speaker apparently has in America and thank God for that. We have great leadership in PierrePoilievre as party leader and AndrewScheer as House Leader.
Like Hell we are. Who wrote this trash?
Oh I think she’s a disaster!
No they aren't. Media is fully biased nowadays.
Puke!
Whoever wrote this should put their meth pipe down
🤣 BS ...
You must be as drunk as Nancy
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Is this a joke 😂
What do they actually do (besides speak)
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LOL um no
A corrupt, drunken hag with early dementia symptoms?
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That's a weak opinion.
a decrepite senile old coot? doubtful.
Corrupt evil witch?
A drunk?
When are we going to accept the fact that Reps and Dems are both Right wing, with reps only a little more Right
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'OPINION: Conservatives are dying for a House speaker like Nancy Pelosi' Like F🇺🇸CK!! Thought journalist are to report facts? Not opinions and disinformation? Piss off Sun. I thought better of you .
Nobody is dying for a hag.
The best Sphincter of the House
Bahahahahahahahaha this is the most ridiculous thing I have read in a while. She is the WORST
Wow, talk about a total disconnect. Reality eludes you Toronto Sun.
Someone that does inside trading and sells out her own citizens?
Ya no thanks
Bahahaha! Ya, a drunk married to a drunk who enjoys a good hammering. I’m sure that’s what they’re hoping for.
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What, an insider trading crook ?
Conservatives just want good stock picks for their portfolio
Don't know what you are smoking but Can I have some please
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Bye Pelosi, thank you for serving your people. But, no thank you. Conservatives under pollievre don't need someone such as her.
Her drunken husband hanging out with gay Antifa members in the middle of the night and insider trading , seems like the exact opposite of people we should have in positions of power.
Actually, I doubt they expect a speaker who gets obscenely rich on insider trading and promotes rioting and looting. If they were dying for another Nancy they would run as Democrats!
A drunken old hag?
No, we really aren’t.
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