Pelosi's letter announcing candidacy: GOP isn't rolling back squat!

[jefferson_dem]

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Pelosi's letter announcing candidacy: GOP isn't rolling back squat!
By Greg Sargent

Nancy Pelosi has blasted out a letter to colleagues, sent over by a source, laying out her reasons for running for Minority Leader. Her candidacy is partly about protecting the legacy of Dem accomplishments, and partly about ensuring that Dems show the fortitude and spine that will be required to resist the GOP urge to repeal them:

As you know, Democrats have produced historic legislation in the area of health care, veterans' benefits, women's rights, Wall Street reform, and cutting taxes for 95 percent of the American people and millions of small businesses. And we have restored fiscal discipline to the Congress by making the deficit-cutting Pay As You Go rules the law of the land.

These accomplishments have begun the difficult work of recovering from the worst economic collapse since the 1930s and, according to independent reviews, prevented our country from plunging into another Great Depression. As a result, numerous congressional experts call this the most productive Congress in a half century. This was only possible because our Members had the courage of their convictions and put the interests of the Country first.

Our work is far from finished. As a result of Tuesday's election, the role of Democrats in the 112th Congress will change, but our commitment to serving the American people will not. We have no intention of allowing our great achievements to be rolled back. It is my hope that we can work in a bipartisan way to create jobs and strengthen the middle class.

Many of our colleagues have called with their recommendations on how to continue our fight for the middle class, and have encouraged me to run for House Democratic Leader. Based on those discussions, and driven by the urgency of protecting health care reform, Wall Street reform, and Social Security and Medicare, I have decided to run.

Translation: The GOP is rolling back this Congress's accomplishments over my dead political body.

Of course, while this will galvanize the Dem base like nothing else, it will also fire up the GOP base, too. And you thought things would slow down after the election.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2010/11/pelosis_letter_announcing_cand.html

[bullwinkle428]

1. K&R

[eleny]

2. kr!

[Parker CA]

3. I'd love to see this as a first step in Dems taking back the reigns in a forceful way!! K&R!!

[DoBotherMe]

4. I dare them to "man up" and try

She doesn't care what anyone says about her. She knows what she knows and says exactly what she means. Dana ; )

[DemocraticPilgrim]

5. It has to be Nancy, she izs legendary in her success rate. I WANT MY NANCY BACK! :)

[bigdarryl]

6. She's got game the men in the party in Washington are idiots with no back bone

including Mr.President

[jkshaw]

7. Signed the petition,

added a longish comment.

[PopSixSquish]

8. My Admiration for this Woman Knows No Bounds

:patriot:

[wmbrew0206]

9. Unfortunately the Minority Leader can't do squat.

Everything in the house is done by a simple majority vote and the rethugs are fantastic at keeping their members in line, so all the minority leader can really do is hold press conferences.

The I bet the real reasons Pelosi is staying are:

1. Fund Raising - She is probably #2 at it behind Obama.
2. Backbone - She is the only one in the Dem leadership that has one. So even if she isn't the Speaker, she can force Obama and Reid to stand up to the GOP.
3. Leadership in the House - Hoyer isn't exactly a fighter like Pelosi and there really isn't a clear cut favorite after him, so Pelosi is better off staying than turning everything over to Hoyer.

[Clio the Leo]

10. yay nt

[flamingdem]

11. She's got our back, cool nt

[ellie]

12. GO NANCY!

[political_Dem]

13. Good. May Boehner's stay be short and Ms. Pelosi regain her rightful place.

[Scuba]

14. Get 'em Nancy! More spine than your average Congressperson. n/t

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R

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