Politics, Not Policy

Posted by Team Walsh - Sun, January 24, 2010 at 06:43 PM

It’s always better to let people see the truths about your opponent using his or her own words or, as shown here, in the words of an ardent fan/supporter.  In the Sunday SF Chronicle’s “Willie’s World” column, Willie Brown shares his insights on Nancy Pelosi. (I’d post the link, but Willie’s World is “Exclusive to Print Edition.”)

In Willie’s words, “The business of substantive agenda is secondary to Pelosi’s main goal of raising money, increasing Democratic turnout and training candidates . . . what happens once they get there is secondary to her survival as speaker.”   

Insiders know; Nancy doesn’t give a rip about anything but power and partisanship.  Politics, not policy and certainly not people, is Nancy’s driving force.  This is an ugly, inappropriate motivation in any leader, but truly “horrible” for the Speaker of the House and totally unacceptable in the person second in line to the presidency.  

“Horrible” was the word CNN’s Jack Cafferty used to describe Nancy last week. 

He was referring to her distasteful penchant to extravagance in a time of great hardship among so many Americans. 

But it is even more horrible to have the Congress led by such a person.  

BTW, Willie also says, “Pelosi is in better shape than almost any other leading Democrat.”  Maybe Dem lawmakers will wake up and realize that Nancy doesn’t care any more for them than she does the hard-working, tax-paying folks outside her narrow liberal partisan group.  

“Dump Nancy” may be their best chance to hold on to their seats in 2010.