Is Nancy Pelosi really in the game ?

[packman]

Frankly, I'm seeing her unwillingness, hesitancy, and sitting on the legislative fence in regard to her postponing a vote against this possible dictator as a threat to our system of checks and balances. I am frustrated that each day - regardless of the ongoing hearings- that she is not more involved in calling out the charlatan in the White House.


Doesn't she realize that her seemingly lack of involvement in bringing this to a head is corrosive to the psyche of America? I am getting more and more weary of her Laissez Faire attitude and letting subordinates and others assume what should be her role. She is clouding her image as House Leader in not being more forceful, more direct and that comes across as weakness, in my humble opinion , and lets the rats come out . I want to see more strength of character, more strength of our party, more strength in her position to be shown.

Dammit, do something to let us know you're there. If you don't Trump will win.

[SlogginThroughIt]

1. yeah 2 time speaker just is checked out.

Maybe she knows more than us?

[stonecutter357]

2. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi !

[Cary]

3. How can the Speaker of the House be "not in the game?"

What is your agemda?

[pnwmom]

4. YES. But, unlike you, she is in constant touch with the vulnerable members of her party

who are in constant touch with their constituents. She knows that the only worse thing than our current situation would be to lose the House, too.

She doesn't want to risk vulnerable Democratic seats simply to satisfy the demands of people who want more official-appearing impeachment investigation, even though court filings have already announced one, and Jerry Nadler has confirmed it.

[empedocles]

5. Agreed. Seems like it should be obvious to most by now?

[JI7]

8. people want entertainment and to have things like the movies

[StarfishSaver]

9. I wonder if people would be so quick with the ""Does the Speaker understand as much as I do?"

If the Speaker were a man.

[tritsofme]

16. Right...I mean the last two male speakers were never questioned by their party

I don’t disagree with Pelosi’s strategy, but your implication is highly silly.

[StarfishSaver]

22. I'm not talking about how Republicans treated their leadees

I'm talking about how Democrats treat ours.

[tritsofme]

35. Democrats haven't had a male speaker in over 25 years...

It is a silly charge.

[NCLefty]

29. Except we criticize our male leaders just as much.

You can read it all over these boards.

[StarfishSaver]

30. No, we don:t

[pangaia]

31. i disagree... but ...

[Chemisse]

33. I'm sure people would be just as quick to think that of a male speaker.

We make a sport of second-guessing any and all public officials.

Nancy Pelosi is hardly a victim, not after having proven herself to be tough, smart and savvy, time and time again.

[brush]

6. Agreed. How many crimes are we going to turn our head away from?

trump is stonewalling, denying, delaying, lying daily and operating as a dictator and getting away with it the Dems look powerless when we have the power of impeachment.

[Falcata]

7. I'd say the Speaker

knows far more than the folks here. She knows atm she doesn't have the votes to pass it in the House and probably will lose a few members in the 2020 elections. And she damn sure knows McConnell will never bring it up for a vote in the Senate.

[triron]

14. looking at the various posts I can see that Pelosi seems to be dividing us not uniting us.

If Pelosi isn't doing the dividing, what is? Russian trolls?
Maybe it will all come out in the wash but I am weary.

[FoxNewsSucks]

18. AMEN!!!!

People voted blue because they wanted Obamacare protected, and the outrages of the lying criminal tRump admin stopped.

Both reasons.

Pelosi is making a mistake by letting MF45 get away with everything. The last time she took impeachment off the table, because they should have faced criminal charges it didn't work out so well. Lewis Libby obstructed, and did such a good job of it that all the BushCo criminals are still walking free today, and the obstructor received a full pardon from MF45.

Thanks to shitbag Bill Barr, we can't rely on the tRump criminals ever facing charges. He stopped Mueller right as the investigation was reaching the tRump inner circle.

An impeachment may be the only way to make all the crimes and outrages public. It's a hell of a lot better for us to say "republicons, led by Moscow Mitch, let them off the hook" than it is for them to say "Trump is so innocent that Democrats had nothing and couldn't even try."

Furthermore, Benghazi brings up another valid point. Why did republicons keep that crap in the news? Repeatedly run the same investigations? Because it hurt Clinton's numbers. Kevin McCarthy accidentally admitted that was the only real reason. It hurt her, and it wasn't even true. Democrats now need to have public hearings for that same reason. It should be even easier, since the truth is on our side.

[kacekwl]

12. It doesn't matter if they bring it up in the Senate.

The point , again is to list the many crimes and malfeasance trump and his administration have committed at his behest . Have the Democratic Party members vote to impeach and force the Senate republicans to show there hand. Also to alert the voting public the extent of impeachable offences that he has committed. We know McConnell will do nothing but do voters know ?

[GeorgeGist]

10. Remember how she kept quiet about Russian interference in the 2016 elections ...

because Hillary would win?

[Thomas Hurt]

13. She seems optimistic...

passing bill after bill and letting them sit on Moscow Mitch's desk. Planning on Democrats taking the majority in the Senate?

[Poiuyt]

15. I share your concern

I strongly supported her at first. In fact, I wondered why anyone would challenge her. Now, I see a lack of leadership and someone who just plays not to lose. I think the Speaker of the House should be more than just a vote counter. She and the House whip should be leading the charge against Trump.

I know many on this board don't agree with my sentiments. I'm worried that they have a "she can do no wrong" attitude about Pelosi. No politician should have unquestioning fealty. We laugh at Republicans who show unconditional support for Trump. We should not be afraid to be skeptical about Democratic leaders when they don't play to win.

[VarryOn]

20. I have no doubt Pelosi would string Trump up if she thought she could...

Equally obvious, she thinks she doesnt have the votes or she believes there would be dire conquences if she tried and failed. I trust her to deal with this appropriately and at the proper time.

[egduj]

21. If the game is to retain her position as speaker of the house,

Then yes. She's all in.

[Faux pas]

23. Kickin'

[ecstatic]

25. The hold outs are losing our trust, quickly.

Democrats are 100% safe in my district. Lately, I find myself wondering if the GOP has something on my rep that's causing him to stay silent on this issue. It sucks to feel this way.

[NoMoreRepugs]

26. I trust her judgement implicitly. The hurry up and Impeach

contingent has limited access to the big picture as does Madam Speaker..... have some faith.

[Cartoonist]

27. In the end

I don't get her strategy, but if Trump isn't gone in 2020, then Nancy will have to bear some responsibility.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

28. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil

is that good men do nothing."


She's doing nothing. And evil, Donald Trump, is continuing to triumph.

[jalan48]

32. Impeachment would require a lot of time and energy on her part.

[Chemisse]

34. I'm curious to see where she goes with the latest Trump crime.

It's a massive one and if Republicans start to get on board - at long last - it will topple him.