Nancy
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Nancy Pelosi is the Minority Leader in the US House of Representatives. She is a nice person, a good mother, and her children love her dearly. She is also a San Francisco Democrat, standing firmly at the far left fringe of the political spectrum. This past Friday, she appeared on NBC's Today show and talked about the 2004 Presidential election.
Ms.Pelosi referred to a deep political divide in the country and averred that Prez Bush had an obligation to reach across the aisle to Democrats to bridge that divide. I think that Nancy got it all bass-ackwards. If the Ds want to have a voice in how the nation is governed in the next 4 years, THEY are the ones who have the obligation to reach across the aisle. Does she really believe that in order to pacify Democrats George Bush should repudiate the constituency that elected him and alter or compromise his position on matters such as taxes, terrorism, Iraq, appointment of judges, same-sex marriages, abortion, gun control, social security, medicare, education, etc., etc., etc.? Nancy would do well to think about the old adage that “Winning Generals do not seek truces”.
For the past three+ years, the Democrats have been the obstructionists in Congress, and it was that persistent obstructionism that cost Tom Daschle his South Dakota Senate seat. To astute political observers, that singular event should not go unnoticed.
George Bush's political clout is as strong now as it ever will be. He should set his priorities and move on them …. now. If Nancy Pelosi persists in getting in the way she just might get run over. Her choice.