I like Pelosi's moxie! Today she heaped praise on herself and dared any Democrat with the balls to take her on to do it:
“When it comes to personal ambition and having fun on TV, have your fun,” Pelosi said during a press briefing in the Capitol, referring to her detractors making the cable news rounds.
“I love the arena; I thrive on competition; and I welcome the discussion. But I am honored by the support.”
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tivated by her ability to usher major legislation through Congress during the Obama era, including the healthcare law and Wall Street reform.
Any effective leader, she said, would be a target of the opposition.
“Usually they go after the most effective leaders, because they want to diminish the opportunity that we have,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi touted her own leadership bonafides, characterizing herself as “a master legislator” and a “strategic, politically astute leader.”
“I am proud of the unity that we have had and, frankly, my leadership in terms of keeping everybody together,” she said.
“I think I’m worth the trouble.”
Hard to argue with any of that. Except the 'what have you done for me lately?' is still pretty much unanswered by anything except a lot of money raised and spent with no profit. She's basically running Uber without all the customers.
Still, she makes good points:
“I love the fray. I’m not disrespectful of people’s views. I respect any positive things that people want to say or even negative, as long as it’s constructive. But when it’s blatantly self-serving and beyond the normal competition that the press so enjoys focusing on, instead of, wouldn’t it better if all the press were focusing on the Senate heartless, mean-spirited bill?” Pelosi said.
Well, we know she won't be doing anything about said bill without a majority. But as a party leader, she should be just as good at making her case for a majority as she is at making her case for herself.
Still, those seeking to upend her leadership should stop being chickenshit about it. If you're going to oppose her, go out and declare. Convince colleagues, donors, staff, and activists to abandon her. Make the case why you should be leader. Don't just bitch to the media. Be a fucking grown up and put some ass on the line.
Otherwise shut the fuck up.