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(94,261 posts) Thu Jan 17, 2019, 01:16 PM Jan 2019

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Pelosi on postponing SOTU: "It's not constitutionally required. It's not the President's birthday." [View all]

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan
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Pelosi on rescheduling Jan 29th SOTU Address: "It is not a sacred date. It's not constitutionally required. It's not the President's birthday. It's not anything. It is a date that we agreed to. It could have been the week later and it could be a week later if gov't is open."

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Pelosi on postponing SOTU: "It's not constitutionally required. It's not the President's birthday." [View all] bigtree Jan 2019 OP

I just wish we could have a really young, inexperienced speaker who wouldnt Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #1

She is perfect for the job. dalton99a Jan 2019 #4

What is GLORIOUS about her is Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #8

He is clearly outwitted. dalton99a Jan 2019 #16

A fresh face or new blood or something ... EffieBlack Jan 2019 #6

"Yes we need a true progressive like (insert conservadem with a penis)" emulatorloo Jan 2019 #20

New Blood Eliot Rosewater!! New Blood!! Caliman73 Jan 2019 #11

The point isnt is new blood good, it is. But as you say the point is Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #12

I just wish I could see Trump's reactions when he sees the news. Caliman73 Jan 2019 #14

How hard can it be to reschedule "executive time"? Bob Loblaw Jan 2019 #40

Yeah, he seems to need really frequent relining of his lower dhol82 Jan 2019 #55

I like new blood. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #19

Balance. I think balance also has something positive about it. pangaia Jan 2019 #52

agreement from the 'young and inexperienced' bigtree Jan 2019 #15

+1 emulatorloo Jan 2019 #22

Thanks...hadn't seen this. Democractic congress has been consistent in RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2019 #41

Well, that is an inconvenient post! hueymahl Jan 2019 #48

What faction? You mean us loyal democrats? I like AOC in her role, I like this Eliot Rosewater Jan 2019 #50

I love AOC, Pelosi and all good Democrats hueymahl Jan 2019 #53

Experience we can trust! NANCY PELOSI ROCKS!!! NurseJackie Jan 2019 #24

Ironically, many young inexperienced congresspeople support our fearless leader IronLionZion Jan 2019 #25

1,000,000,000+ happy feet Jan 2019 #28

Yeah, she's too old, too rich, too corporatist mcar Jan 2019 #29

that doesn't sound like something any of the 32 who actually opposed her nom as Speaker would say bigtree Jan 2019 #33

or that we could get her to agree to TERM LIMITS on her speakership, so that the kGOPb would only Baltimike Jan 2019 #38

Plus a brazillion Hekate Jan 2019 #42

Go Nancy Go! WA-03 Democrat Jan 2019 #2

Statements like that are there to remind people about reality, grumpyduck Jan 2019 #3

OMG ismnotwasm Jan 2019 #5

She's correct. Solly Mack Jan 2019 #7

This is how a co-equal branch of our gov. is supposed to be run. brush Jan 2019 #9

Not his birthday Johnny2X2X Jan 2019 #10

That was the sentence I loved peggysue2 Jan 2019 #39

#notyourbirthday forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #45

👆🏾 😆 BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2019 #54

but Traitor Tot wants his birthday tv time! Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #13

The traitor was spawned in June dalton99a Jan 2019 #23

yes, but it is having its tantrum now Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #30

Jeeze... I wish that 2naSalit Jan 2019 #17

The Trump cult is outraged Runningdawg Jan 2019 #18

Nancy Pelosi isn't just beating Trump. She's humiliating him Gothmog Jan 2019 #21

Poking him in his fragile ego Hekate Jan 2019 #44

Tronald Dump is an obvious stroke candidate and the Speaker just might nudge him enough. Hassler Jan 2019 #26

....or nervous breakdown. watoos Jan 2019 #35

I wish she'd call him Donald. QED Jan 2019 #27

She is beating him by being professional. keithbvadu2 Jan 2019 #36

I don't think he'll ever do it malaise Jan 2019 #43

make the orange nazi as irrelevant as possible. nt elmac Jan 2019 #31

She is doing an excellent job of reigning in the assholes. (EOM) tiredtoo Jan 2019 #32

K&R Scurrilous Jan 2019 #34

I thought Shitler liked breaking precedent. Now he's all about tradition? SunSeeker Jan 2019 #37

Tuck Frump! ffr Jan 2019 #46

A written submission is fine. He had 8 minutes recently, we don't need more. Pepsidog Jan 2019 #47

Actually I think they should have it still but a little change and only have Pelosi and cstanleytech Jan 2019 #49

"It's not the president's birthday." pangaia Jan 2019 #51

Nancy and Alexandria are the perfect combination. TNNurse Jan 2019 #56

Love how she infantilizes him again and again flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #57

He infantilizes himself sarge43 Jan 2019 #58

I am with her bdamomma Jan 2019 #59