I was reading the Atlantic article about Nancy Pelosi, when I found an interesting quote:



Indeed, post-Georgia, there has been a flurry of media reports about the swelling size and brazenness of the boot-Pelosi contingent. Massachusetts’s Seth Moulton set tongues wagging when he tweet-slammed his party for ignoring the reality that “business as usual isn’t working” and began publicly calling for new leadership. Two days after the election, Moulton joined Rice and Ryan in co-hosting a meeting for colleagues looking to discuss possible paths to such a change. Twenty members were invited. A dozen or so showed up. Others reportedly chickened out after news of the gathering leaked early. (One crosses Pelosi at one’s peril.)

Keerist! Pelosi sounds like the Godfather.

How can one old woman inspire such fear? What secret power does she have?



Most of Pelosi’s $25.9 million haul was directed toward the coffers of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which will be leading the party’s quest to take back the House in 2018. Pelosi has sent the group $24.7 million this year as opposed to $14 million she raised for the DCCC in the same period two years ago, in the last congressional “off year.”

...Her political operation counts $593.8 million in fundraising attributable to Pelosi since she entered the House leadership in 2002.

More than half a billion in secret powers I see.

Which is why you see this.



“We ought to be focused on 2018 [and] not be distracted by who we have [as leader] right now,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). “We can’t be talking about this … right after we had a November election.

“We’ve got to focus on 2018. After that, we can have a conversation.”

...With that in mind, many Democrats say, Pelosi’s public dissenters are undermining the party’s efforts to forge a 2018 economic message and contrast it against that of President Trump and the Republicans.

“Members are getting pretty tired of these ‘Democrats divided,’ stories,” said a Democratic aide keeping tabs on the ongoing saga.

...Hobbling the efforts of Pelosi’s detractors, no lawmaker has stepped up to challenge the long-time Democratic leader. Moulton said he’s been approached by those with some interest, but he’s taken himself out of the running, as has Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who lost a challenge to Pelosi in December.

Seriously! No one is running against her for Speaker?!?

No Dem has any guts at all? That's just sad.

It's doubly sad after reading this.



During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace asked Pelosi to estimate the chances of Democrats winning back the lower chamber in 2018 and whether she would run again for Speaker if they did.

“That’s so unimportant. What is important is that we have the lively debate on a better deal,” Pelosi said.

Winning the next elections is soooo unimportant.

And not a single person will run against that!



Wallace during the interview also asked Pelosi if Democrats need new leaders, noting that the members of her party’s House leadership are all over 75.

“I am a master legislator. I know the budget to the n-th degree. I know the motivation of people,” responded Pelosi, who has faced criticism from some in her party recently.

“So I feel very confident about the support that I have in my caucus. I have never not been opposed within my caucus,” Pelosi added.

There is nothing true about anything she said, except for the last two sentences.

Come on San Francisco! We've got to vote her out to save the country!