How Nancy Pelosi took control: she inherited a total mess when she took over as House Democratic leader. But against all expectations, she's brought new discipline to the caucus, raised record amounts of money, and withstood the Republican monopoly. Now all she has to do is win back the House.
American Prospect, The, June, 2004 by Meyerson, Harold
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"IT'S ROUGH AROUND HERE," NANCY PELOSI SAYS SOFTLY, almost in passing, as she scurries down a Capitol hallway from one meeting to another, greeting colleagues and staffers as she goes.
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The "here" in question is the House of Representatives, where Pelosi has been the Democratic leader for the past year and a half. What she means is that she heads a party that has lost the capacity to legislate. Republican Speaker Dennis Hastert and Majority Leader Tom DeLay have decreed that all significant legislation is to be passed by straight GOP party-line votes. Save on ...
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