On January 4, 2007, California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi was elected speaker of the House of Representatives, becoming the first woman to lead the chamber.
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images
Comments
if only they'd never have ended.
Opposite of the precedent we needed, and paved the way to here.
She also squashed progressives, leaving milquetoast centrists in power - those least equipped to stand up to the menace we now face.
See Hakeem-we have no leverage-Jeffries.
Stopping AOC from chairing the oversight committee despite being hospitalized in Europe is a stellar recent example.
The lengths the SF "guard" went to against @shahbbles.bsky.social when he challenged her were also telling.
The phenomenon is laid out clearly here:
https://archive.org/details/IndispensableEnemies/Indispensable%20Enemies/
She was 66 when she became speaker. Her kids were raised before she ever ran for office.
My comment was never about her physical appearance...
Here are two pics of me, the first was about 22 years ago...
Many apologies for my comment about Pelosi and how the job has taken its toll on her.