How do you think Speaker Pelosi has done since Obama took office?

[Stinky The Clown]

(I will ask the same thing about Leader Harry after the Senate vote)

I **really** want her to succeed. I **really** want to feel good about her being Speaker. But she has given me so much about which to feel disappointed.

Passing this bill was really quite remarkable when you stop to think about it. A truly massive spending bill passed in a few scant days.

How do you feel about her now?

[liberalmuse]

1. She's surprised me.

I wish she had been like this before Obama was President. Maybe Bush had the goods on her?

[phantom power]

2. I feel...

that if she could impose some party unity, it could have been even better, sooner.

[tritsofme]

7. All but 7 Democrats voted for the bill.

Can't be much more unified than that.

[TheBigotBasher]

14. Those 7 are traitors

but Pelosi has done far far better than Reid. She has found a new credibility.

[pinto]

9. 246 Dem. votes for the Economic Recovery Act is pretty damn good. n/t

[ThomWV]

3. To be honest I don't see where she has improved at all, she's just flowing with the tide

She isn't in the lead of anything, she's just there when things are getting done. If not despite her, as in the past, but not with any particular thing I've seen her do to make anything go better.

[jsamuel]

4. she was able to negotiate with the senate to get the some of the state and education money back into

the final bill

[GreenTea]

5. Better, she's been tougher than a lot of Dems on a few issues lately....she has to be iron strong

progressive, outspoken and a relentless Dem partisan against the greedy, lying, slimy republicans....who will try and sabotage everything & anything the Dems try to do, lie about it, and then use their republican owned corporate media to pound the lie in over & over again.

[pinto]

6. While much of the buzz has been on the Senate in the Recovery Act, we

wouldn't have one at all - or one that fell far shorter of the goal - without the House. I think in this she and the House have done a good job.

:thumbsup:

[sutz12]

8. I'd give her at least a B....maybe a B+ so far. nt

[madrchsod]

10. i may have to take back all the crap i said about her..

so far she`s tougher than reid

[graywarrior]

11. At least now she's got something to work with

[lamp_shade]

12. Brilliantly... as I knew she would.

[spanone]

13. she sidestepped her duty when she refused even the thought of impeachment

that is like a judge telling a criminal he will not prosecute him, no matter what