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DTomlinson

(411 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 01:44 PM May 2020

I'll say it: Nancy Pelosi is the de facto leader of the US government.

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, and John Roberts are leaders in name only. From my perspective, Republicans have forfeited any claims of leadership to any part of the government.

The Speaker of the House is not only a constitutional officer; they're also second-in-line to the Presidency. And I think it's safe to say that none of us seriously believe that the deranged criminal clown occupying the Oval Office or his far-right Christian extremist Veep are acting as OUR leaders in any way, shape, or form. Neither is the moral black hole that is the Senate Majority Leader or the leader of the hard-right Federal Society majority at the Supreme Court.

Nancy Pelosi is the only person in a position of top leadership of any branch of the federal government actually demonstrating any leadership. "Coincidentally", she's the only one who's a Democrat. Curious, ain't it?

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I'll say it: Nancy Pelosi is the de facto leader of the US government. (Original Post) DTomlinson May 2020 OP
K&R, J Powell, "America needs more stimulus NOW!" / McTurtle, "nope" / Pelosi, "smirk" uponit7771 May 2020 #1
Ha! DTomlinson May 2020 #4
and aint it funny how strong women, esp older ones, mopinko May 2020 #2
Yeah, isn't that something. DTomlinson May 2020 #3

mopinko

(70,070 posts)
2. and aint it funny how strong women, esp older ones,
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:13 PM
May 2020

are so f'ing invisible to fools?

but that's ok. that means she has a cloak. and a sharp damn knife.

beg for mercy djt.

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