Elissa and Haley are two of the three incredible women I will
discuss. The third is Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi's name was put into
nomination by Hakeem Jeffries, a congressman from NY. His speech was
beautiful. See if you can find it on you tube. He is a rising star. He
described Pelosi's incredible accomplishments.
After the vote Pelosi also gave a magnificent speech. She
highlighted all of the important issues the new Congress will tackle.
She was gracious in reaching out to Republicans. She even quoted Ronald
Reagan in a quote I had never heard. Reagan said something like" if we
close the door to new Americans, our leadership to the world is lost.
" By the way, Reagan also agreed to amnesty for illegal immigrants.
Pelosi also gave high praise to George H W Bush for signing the
Americans With Disabilities Act. Pelosi vowed to have open debates
with a willingness to listen to all sides. As I recall she never
mentioned Chump or any potential investigations. Her speech was
gracious while at the same time setting forth Democratic priorities.
To set the scene, there are three congressional office buildings
with multiple entrances. There were long lines of celebrants waiting to
get in. The mood was jubilant. Elissa and Haley opened their offices
for afternoon receptions. Unfortunately, Haley and Elissa could only
pop in for a few minutes because they needed to get back to the House
for important votes. They also had evening receptions. Again the could
stay for only a short time because the continuing resolution bills were
scheduled for a vote at 9:00.
The events were filled with Haley and Elissa's families, friends
and supporters. For me the best part was hearing from people who had
known them forever. They said that they were not surprised by Haley's
and Elissa's successes. The successes were predictable from childhood.
I am speaking of only three incredible women. The Democrats have
about 90 women in Congress. Each is incredible in her own way. I think
the Republicans have about 13 women in Congress. It was an amazing
sight to see one side of the house filled with women and many people of
color. The other side was primarily filled with old white men.
There is one other woman who needs to be described. She is less
than incredible. Liz Chaney, the daughter of Dick, made a speech
endorsing Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House. Liz has famously
feuded with her sister Mary who is married, gay and has two children.
Liz opposes gay marriage. Liz has said she has a "disagreement" with
her sister. Mary has said this is not a disagreement. It is purely a
difference between right and wrong.
She gave a disgustingly partisan speech. There was not even a
fake effort at bipartisanship. She explained that McCarthy would fight
hard to protect America from the stranglehold of socialism. And for me,
the most disturbing line was when she said that McCarthy understood
that our rights are derived from God. This person is considered a
rising star in the Republican party.
I think there will never be a more euphoric event than Obama's
first inauguration. But there was euphoria aplenty in this event
yesterday. Individual 1 is largely responsible for the landslide
election of Democrats. He seems to be getting crazier by the day. But
in my view the checks and balances of our system is working. With the
election of a new Congress we may have turned the corner. It sure
looked like it yesterday. Take care all.
Richard
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