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RandySF

(80,475 posts)
Mon Dec 8, 2025, 07:44 PM 17 hrs ago

Nancy Mace Says Pelosi Was the Most Effective Speaker

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), writing in the New York Times:

“Here’s a hard truth Republicans don’t want to hear: Nancy Pelosi was a more effective House speaker than any Republican this century. I agree with her on essentially nothing. But she understood something we don’t: No majority is permanent. When Democrats hold the majority, they ram through the most progressive policies they can. They deliver for the coalition that elected them while they are in power.”

“Republicans do the opposite. We get the majority, then become petrified of losing it. We pass the most moderate policies we can pressure conservatives to accept, betraying the coalition that delivered us here. Ms. Pelosi was ruthless, but she got things done. The current House is restrictive and ineffective, control with barely any results. Republican leadership seems intent on replicating her model of consolidation without her bold vision to push through the policies that won us the majority.”



https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/08/nancy-mace-says-pelosi-was-the-most-effective-speaker/

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Nancy Mace Says Pelosi Was the Most Effective Speaker (Original Post) RandySF 17 hrs ago OP
Water is also wet LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #1
Moderate? The republicans screw everyone over for billionaires Blue Full Moon 1 hr ago #2
Mace is like broken clock ⌚ MustLoveBeagles 1 hr ago #3
Mace must have had her annual checkup... haele 46 min ago #4

haele

(14,969 posts)
4. Mace must have had her annual checkup...
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 12:08 PM
46 min ago

And finally got some therapy and/or meds.
Hate to sound snarky like that, but an attitude change this drastic from proudly public Mean Girl to a corporate spokesperson "speaking honestly and rationally" it's a bit of a rapid turnaround.

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