Pilosi, Speaker Without Peer

Last night Pilosi accomplished a small miracle, she got the health care bill passed. She has had her detractors (including me) but they never saw how driven she was to "get the job done." She told us she would get that bill passed and she did. She was ruthless and stated she would do whatever it would take. It is obvious she is a very good vote counter and knew where she was at all times. The position of "Speaker" is powerful and she did not flinch from using all the power at her command, or to bend the rules, or create new ones. She is to be congratulated on her accomplishment. The last Republican "Speaker", Dennis Hastert, could not hold a candle to Pilosi. (He served just before Tom Dashele.) Very little got done with Hastert on the job. Hastert looked upon himself as a gentleman and always played by the rules. As a matter of fact, he bent over backwards to accommodate Democrats and even gave some committee chairmanships to Democrats to show he was willing to work with those across the isle. Pilosi is not like that, she will not look at a Republican unless he is supporting her agenda. I do not agree with Pilosi's agenda or her tactics, but, I recognize her greatness. Obama is very lucky to have her on his team, or perhaps it could be said that he is on her team. She is an awesome producer and it will be interesting to see her in action to pass amnesty.