Speaker of the House

Fox & Friends Laugh Over Pelosi "Burn In Hell" Heckler (VIDEO)

Posted 10.30.2009 | Media


This morning on Fox & Friends, hosts Steve Doocy and Alisyn Camerota jokingly reenacted the exchange between a heckler and Nancy Pelosi Thursday. A...

Did the NRCC Really Say Nancy Pelosi Should Be Put in Her Place?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

The specific language used by the NRCC in its latest statement reveals the contempt with which it holds not just Speaker Pelosi, but also some of the basic ideas on which our democracy rests.

Blagojevich Book Says Rahm Wanted "Placeholder"

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics


CHICAGO — Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says in a new book that White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel wanted his help in arranging to l...

Blue Dog Dem Won't Vote For Pelosi As Speaker

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics


A freshman House Democrat from Alabama said Tuesday he would not vote for Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Speaker again because of her "divisive and polari...

Friday Talking Points [87] -- A Tale Of Two Houses

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Simply for acting like a leader this week, Speaker Pelosi wins the Most Impressive Democrat Of The Week award hands-down.

Jeff Muskus

Pelosi: Gore Not In D.C. Because It Wasn't "Energy Efficient"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she's seeing "a great narrowing of the undecided" in favor of the Waxman-Markey climate-change bill this week. Not enough, h...

Gingrich: Pelosi Not Good Enough Liar to Be Speaker

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.20.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich lashed out today at the current Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, calling the congresswoman unfit to be Speaker of the House "because she's not a good enough liar."

Specter Defends Pelosi, Questions CIA's Honesty

The Hill | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics


Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) took the opportunity Wednesday to defend House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has come under fire in recent weeks ove...

What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

Pelosi the Hawk

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has steadfastly stood by her insistence that the U.S.-backed Israeli government has no legal or moral responsibility for the tragic consequence of the war.

I Want the Chair

One For The Table | Posted 04.16.2009 | Style


One For The Table

Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dick Durbin entered this recipe into a March of Dimes dessert contest and won. What I like is the simplicity and elegance this dessert offers during a time when back to basics cooking has become very "en vogue".

Newt Gingrich Openly Talking About 2012 Run

Richmond Times-Dispatch | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


Newt for president? ... "Callista and I will look seriously and we'll probably get our family totally engaged, including our two grandchildren, prob...

Not a Woman in the Picture

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.10.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Is it a coincidence that in the world's largest economy, whose military expenditure accounts for half the global total, the most senior posts dealing with money and war are still reserved for men?

Ten Democrats Who Should Go Away

Ben Cohen | Posted 01.04.2009 | Politics


Ben Cohen

The Democrats have in some ways, been worse than the Republicans. As a party, they've stood idly by as the Bush Administration has literally ransacked the country.

Democrats Plan Legislative Agenda With No Veto Or Filibuster

The Hill | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


A landslide victory next Tuesday would give Barack Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape...

Pelosi Gets "Booked" & Confronts Her Own Past

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

For a woman who was once at the cutting edge of social progressivism, Nancy Pelosi has lost her way. She has strayed from her former social consciousness into the malaise of power.

Cindy Sheehan Makes It On Ballot To Challenge Nancy Pelosi!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Linda Milazzo

Now comes the true test for the progressive movement. Will progressives who vehemently oppose Nancy Pelosi's failed Congressional leadership come forward to help Cindy Sheehan challenge Pelosi for her seat in San Francisco's 8th Congressional District? I know I will.