Last night, Nancy Pelosi won and lost.
No, it is not a contradiction.
Ms. Pelosi retained her seat in the House of Representatives by wiping out her challenger John Dennis in a landslide. She took in 80% of the vote.
Needless to say, her district is heavily laden with registered Democrats.
She was also helped in her re-election by supporting President Obama’s health plan.
By convincing some House members they had to “pass the bill so that you can, ah, find out what is in it”, she further enamored her constituency.
The blogosphere has been crawling with comments in her win/loss.
Jack Times comments: After Vice President Joe Biden, she has the highest political position. No wonder why she was considered as America’s most powerful woman.
Telly Café says: There are many who think that Pelosi was the one who helped Obama achieve his goals and things would get tough for him now that she is gone but there is also a group of people who think she was a virus and should have been completely kicked out of congress.
Politics and World News tells us: Pelosi's downfall was the healthcare reform. Amid strong opposition from the American people, Pelosi still lead the way for its passage in the house.
The statement “pass the bill..... find out what is in it” also led to Nancy Pelosi’s downfall as house madam.
The Republicans gained control of the house in a nation-wide wave of House wins.
Nancy will step down as Speaker of the House. She was the first Italian-American to occupy that post.
There is another wave in California – Malibu has some terrific waves at the moment and surfers are coming down to the beaches in droves.
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I think nancy pelosi should retire. as with all the others policition with more than 2 terms in office. I think all elected officals should pay for ther own transportation out of the monnies thay are payed, just like we do as working class people & use the same insurance thay pay for out of there own pocket... ps and do what the people elected them to do for us.
The country would be much better off if Blowsi's district fell into the ocean.
I agree with the above statement. Congressmen are supposed to be working for us so they should pay for their own insurance and transportation and make Social Security payments just as we do.
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