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wasupaloopa

(4,516 posts) Thu Jun 22, 2017, 09:36 AM Jun 2017

I do believe that much of the criticism of [View all]

Nancy Pelosi is because she is such a strong independent woman in a leadership position. The same goes for Hillary.

Sure she is a lightening rod to rally the opposition but it seems to me that those qualities she has that they hate also rally some Dems against her.

I say that because she is such an effective leader and yet Dems ignore that fact when they make up their list of grevences against her.

I want effective leaders no matter what their sex or age is.

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I do believe that much of the criticism of [View all] wasupaloopa Jun 2017 OP

Agreed! Nancy and Hillary are wonderful leaders...would they rather have McConnell and Ryan who c-rational Jun 2017 #1

Wasn't Pelosi instrumental in making sure Single Payer was never considered PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #2

Single payer would not have passed back then. She is smarter than many of us. wasupaloopa Jun 2017 #4

Count me among those utterly furious that single payer was taken off the table at the very outset. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #5

Ok we disagree wasupaloopa Jun 2017 #6

So, you have no problem with single payer not being on the table. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2017 #8

Passing the ACA took great leadership. NCTraveler Jun 2017 #7

No- that was Joe Lieberman EffieBlack Jun 2017 #9

Weak conservative men hate strong, independent, liberal women meow2u3 Jun 2017 #3