BULLDOG
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What's amusing about Winger's "ode to Nancy" is that she lost the Speaker's job because the American people voted so many of her fellow Democrats out of office because they didn't like the legislation that San Fran Nan was passing. Voting for legislation that Pelosi backed was a one way ticket out of Washington, DC for a record number of Democrats!
She never had to face an attempted mutiny like Boehner did. I'm not sure how a speaker can even function when so many of his own party hates him.
Dude, Pelosi had to strong-arm moderate Blue Dog Democrats into supporting her progressive agenda...something they didn't want to do but Pelosi and Obama bullied them into. Those Blue Dog Democrats by and large ALL lost reelections because they went along with their "leaders" and Pelosi ended up losing the Speaker's job as well.
She was a forceful and effective speaker. Boehner isn't.