Tim Ryan weighs new challenge to Pelosi amid Democratic unrest

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65. I "painted" no one as the bad guy. My, my....aren't we touchy about any

criticism or critique of Pelosi & Schumer. So we're loyalists now? Not allowed to point out weaknesses? Every human being has weaknesses, except Pelosi?

I reiterate: Fresh blood is often a good thing, after someone has been in the same leadership job for years. A new take, a new viewpoint, a fresh perspective, a different way of doing things. Sometimes it's not a great thing. But it often is, in my observations in the working world.

Tip o' the hat to the old ways, keep what's good, and don't hesitate to introduce new things. That's what fresh blood can do.

As I said, I don't know much about Ryan. If he said Waters encouraged "harassment", (which she did not do), then that would scratch him out of the running, of course. Not by me, but by the Dem members of Congress. That was a foolish thing to say, regardless who said it.

Whether you or I agree or not, there is a wave of young people coming into the Party. If they stay, they will take over, and it will be a new, energized Party, IMO. Pelosi & Schumer will likely not be able to speak their language. You don't stand in the hallway saying "play nice, play nice, fellow citizens," while the other side is in the process of beating the citizens up.

Having said that, though, Pelosi is pretty good at getting votes. She couldn't keep Democrats from voting to confirm S.Ct. nominee Gorsuch, however. In a power move by McConnell, stealing the nomination from Garland, and refusing even to allow Garland to speak to the Senate members...the conservative Dems voted for confirmation of Gorsuch.

Now we'll have another vote on a rightwing S.Ct. nominee. Trump has a second person waiting in the wings, who is more rightwing than Kavanaugh. Several Dems are probably going to seriously consider voting for him. Let's see if Pelosi can prevent that. If she can, then she can really get the votes when it is critical.