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Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), expected to become the new House minority leader tomorrow, is the perfect cure for an ailing and ill-defined Democratic Party. Blaming the Democrats’ election shortfalls on the terrorism issue belies a greater problem: that, presently, the Democratic Party has no clear agenda or message. There is no political leader currently demonstrating how the party differs from its adversaries across the aisle. Now that the Republicans control both houses and the presidency, Democratic success in 2004 relies on how the party defines its own political agenda...
...Pelosi offers the ideal solution to her party’s woes. She is an energetic political figure who is not afraid to stand up against a popular Republican administration and tell them why they’re wrong. A minority leader should not be a moderate consensus builder like Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) often was. With a stagnant economy and the possibility of war looming, the Democrats need to define their agenda and keep the administration in check...
...current House minority whip, Pelosi has had no problem taking a public stand on controversial issues. Pelosi was a leader in the fight against the resolution pressed by President Bush to allow the United States to “go after” Saddam Hussein. She supports legalizing gay marriage. She is a proponent of offering needle exchanges as a way to combat the spread of AIDS. As the main spokesperson for the minority party, Pelosi will leave no doubt in the minds of the American public that there are clear differences between the agenda of the current administration...
...many know that Lieberman and Sen. John S. McCain are national security experts based on their experiences as members of several Senate committees, including the Armed Services committee, few know that Sen. Mary Landrieu serves as the chair of the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee or that Rep. Nancy Pelosi is the top-ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee...
...Zubaydah had said the conversations took place a while back and claimed he knew of no particular plan. Since his capture in March, Abu Zubaydah has shared some valuable information, says a senior U.S. intelligence source. "He's not b.s.ing us on everything." Then again, says Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, "he is also very skilled at avoiding interrogation. He is an agent of disinformation...