A Big Dirty Swamp
Barbara Walters tonight named her 10 most fascinating people of the year. Number one, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. She said that outside of the war (for which she has called Mr Bush incompetent), her number one priority is draining the swamp in the Capitol. "Maybe it'll take a woman to clean the house."
Wikipedia explains: "Pelosi is the first woman to lead a major political party in either house of Congress, and once formally elected, she would be the first woman to serve as Speaker. She would also be the first Californian or Italian American to hold the post, and the second Speaker from west of the Rockies (behind fellow Democrat Tom Foley of Washington). As Speaker, she would rank second in the presidential line of succession (behind the Vice President)."
Perhaps this is what we need. A woman in charge of something. Maybe she'll make some changes, make people aware, make people find some hope in the political arena of our country. Plus, she's pro-choice, pro gun control, and against the draft reinstituion. Let's hope that we actually can find some hope in Pelosi's new position and her party's success once they take over and begin their era of change in the coming year.
I'm glad she's here, I'm glad I'm here and I'm glad you're here.
2 comments:
I firmly believe that if women ran the nations of the world, there would be no war. Think about it. I'm not being silly.
I think that's wishful, possibly sexist, thinking. More correctly, wishful sexist thinking.
And I don't think you mean to be. Personally, I think anybody ambitious enough to want a run a country is possibly capable of anything. ANYTHING!
Perhaps that's wishful human thinking, that half the population wouldn't want to go to war if they were a world leader.
I'm skeptical.
Somewhere, some percentage, even small to itsy-bitsy (actual Gallup Poll term), would say "Bring it, bitches!" (or something a little more diplomatic, perhaps) at the UN if they had the opportunity.
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