Madame Speakerby: StraffordDemMon Mar 22, 2010 at 10:38:41 AM EDT |
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Opponents of health care reform have been using the derisive term ObamaCare to describe the reform debate in an effort to sink our president. The president, to his credit, with his back to the wall (and with us behind him!)stood and went toe-to-toe for the past month, fighting for something that he believed in. In hindsight, his instincts and political acumen appear to be brilliant.
But I want to talk about, quite possibly, the most progressive and strongest Speaker of the House we've ever had. Madame Speaker held the House of Cards together after the Brown debacle, faced down Rahmbo, whipped members running for the hills, and nudged an already shifting young president toward this historic measure. A month or two ago, CSP took some heat for joking that women run this world...she was right, and it's about time someone said it. Pelosi showed leadership on this issue that would have made most leaders crumble from the pressure. I can't think of a single person who might have had the personal courage and political chops to pull this off. She's not the run of the mill grandmother - she won't get a lot of credit for this in the history books, but this bill is hers as much as it is anyone else. |