Whenever I hear the name Pelosi, I remember a recent NY Times Op-Ed essay listing the worst, most disliked Congressmen, those who most damaged the institution. Pelosi was on the list; the Times commented that she is known in Congress for nothing except her prodigous fund-raising ability.
Of course, the actual Speaker, Tom DeLay, also made the list, from the GOP side. Coincidence? I think not.
Today’s San Francisco Chronicle had the following headline: Pelosi First Woman to be Nominated for Speaker.
This is going to ruin the day for anyone who Tivo’d the speaker race to watch it later, but Pelosi lost, 228-201. What were the odds?
[Yawning, rubbing eyes] She lost for speaker? Does that mean that history, for once, hasn’t passed me by?
Whenever I hear the name Pelosi, I remember a recent NY Times Op-Ed essay listing the worst, most disliked Congressmen, those who most damaged the institution. Pelosi was on the list; the Times commented that she is known in Congress for nothing except her prodigous fund-raising ability.
Of course, the actual Speaker, Tom DeLay, also made the list, from the GOP side. Coincidence? I think not.
When was DeLay speaker? I thought it was Gingrich, then Livingston (the guy who resigned during the impeachment hearings), then Hastert.
It was. Delay was and is Majority Whip.