Pelosi Plays the Gender Card in ‘Cliff’ Negotiations

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2012-11-17 22:53

Article here. Excerpt:

'In announcing her plans to continue leading the Democrats in the House, Nancy Pelosi stressed this morning an unusual but critical and easily overlooked political force in resolving the fiscal cliff: gender diversity.

“As we move forward to debate our economic and fiscal challenges in the weeks and months ahead, one thing is clear — our economic agenda and choices will be viewed through the perspective and eyes of our nation’s women,” the California congresswoman said at a Wednesday news conference, flanked by other women Democratic lawmakers.

It’s a sign of how identity politics will come into play as Washington scrambles to address the economically toxic mix of tax hikes and spending cuts that are slated to begin next year. Rather than accepting a changing of the guard, Pelosi — with more than a decade of time in congressional leadership — decided to highlight how she embodies an increasingly diverse caucus.'

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The next 4 years, she will just be utterly insufferable... but thank goodness that one thing is for sure in electoral politics: "This too shall pass" is a reliable saying. Only problem is: Who's next? Is it a case of "Anyone'll be better than who we have now?" Famous last words. :)

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2012-11-17 23:22

Right Matt....but I shudder to think of Biden running. :>(

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Submitted by Tom on Sun, 2012-11-18 13:11

Egad, could you just imagine? The snickering would be endless! At least we'd be getting some entertainment for our tax dollars. But when it comes to things like VAWA, Pelosi and he are basically the same. It's just that with Pelosi, we have 4 more years of "Men suck!" rather than funny faces and endless gaffes (though Pelosi has been known to say some pretty oddball things herself, aside from her misandrist and racist comments).

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2012-11-18 18:17