The Pelosi - Clinton Chasm

[NashVegas]

http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/the-pelosi-clinton-chasm/

But I *do* think that VandeHei is on to something of the real cause of the rift between Clinton and Pelosi. It’s just that if Pelosi is going to take a stand and hold Clinton accountable, she picked the wrong candidate to do it. And where was Pelosi 4 years ago when Kerry was running and said he’d vote for it again? There’s just no consistency here. What else is at work here? Does Pelosi know something about Hillary that we don’t? It doesn’t look like it or wouldn’t she tell us? If we are about to make a giant mistake, wouldn’t it be her duty to tell us why? So, I have to assume this is just attitudinal. Pelosi has picked a tribe and Clinton is not in it. That looks to be the extent of it. If anyone has any other information on the Pelosi-Clinton divide, please share with the class.

Another theory: If Pelosi is backing Obama, and there seems to be quite a few links out there where she CLEARLY doesn’t like Clinton, could it be something as simple as getting credit for ending the war? If she backs the winning candidate, he can always come back and work with her to get the right legislation passed to end it. But if she backs Obama and *Clinton* wins, it’s Hillary that gets the glory, not Pelosi. The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that Obama is more than just tofu for the voters. He’s tofu to the frustrated party leaders who will have a person they can strongly influence. With Hillary, they won’t have that opportunity. Hillary has a strong political personality but Obama is still a tabula rasa who acquired his connections and coalitions as a gift. He didn’t make them on his own so he is beholden to them. They will threaten to abandon him the minute he doesn’t toe the line. Ahhhhh, it’s all starting to make sense now.

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[Maribelle]

2. Erasing my post, which was in error.

Sorry

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

3. There you are walking down the avenue

at a point in time when congress was in the process of stripping the president of power right before Nixon resigned. The last thing and the final act congress was working on when Nixon was holding on to the last minute ,was stripping away the presidents power to declare war without first obtaining the approval of the congress. That will have placed the power in the congress.And than tricky Dick surprised them all with his resignation. Kennedy was overflowing ,literally bursting with anger.Overflowing you might say.

You are seeing it for what it is.
Without all the connections in line that can be very hard to see.
Good for you for seeking out the truth.
And yes saving face and political career is also at play. Pursuit of power.