Nancy Pelosi is Never Neutral

We have heard Nancy Pelosi tell us she has remained neutral before when contests were going on, and then to have it be just the opposite behind the scene. We saw such a thing as this with the super-delegates this past summer.  All the talk from the press  is how Obama will govern from the middle.  We don't know that yet in spite of the fact we see many Clintonians appointed to the Cabinet.

Consider what went on behind the scenes with the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week and Waxman challenging Dingell for the Chairmanship. This action reveals more in what we will see in the near future as far as governing from the "left".

 An excerpt from CNSNews explains behind the scenes action: quote:

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., claimed she was neutral in the Dingell-Waxman contest. Reliable sources said she twisted arms in favor of Mr. Waxman. She hated Mr. Dingell's independence. In the end, Mr. Waxman won; the vote was 137 to 122.

This is a signal. There has been all of this speculation that President-elect Barack Obama has to govern as a moderate. Don't you believe it. With an activist leftist like Mr. Waxman winning in the Democrat caucus, it is clear this is Mr. Obama's preference.

Had the president-elect, with his strong mandate, indicated he needed Mr. Dingell to help govern as a moderate, he would have prevailed. Right now the president-elect has that kind of credibility. John Dingell became the first sacrificial lamb of the move to the left."

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