Pelosi: 'I should thank' the GOP

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PELOSI SCORNS GOP CRITICS
Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
Monday, March 29, 2010


(03-29) 16:09 PDT San Francisco --

Buoyed by adoring supporters in her home district, Nancy Pelosi scorned her Republican critics today, saying they "have nothing to sell" to the American people except a crude caricature of her as the midterm elections approach.

Pelosi was surrounded at the Sala Burton Center by ardent advocates of health reform who cheered when she was cheerful and roared when she was defiant. And she was proudly defiant.

"I could care less," she said of GOP efforts to use her as campaign fundraising bait. "I should be thanking them. ... It really helps me with my fundraising."

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/29/MNR51CMVEN.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0jcIFgN9P



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi applauds while joining community leaders and health reform advocates to celebrate the passage of health insurance reform legislation at a senior center in San Francisco on Monday.
Photo: Eric Risberg / AP



A woman holds up a thank you sign as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is applauded by community leaders and health reform advocates for passing health insurance reform legislation at a senior center in San Francisco, Monday, March 29, 2010.
Photo: Eric Risberg / AP

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1. GEAUX HEAD GHURLLLLLL!

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2. +5

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3. Pelosi wins back some points, in my opinion.