Nancy Pelosi Talks About The Budget Vote, Obama's Grit, Guns And More

Pelosi Reveals 'Epiphany' About 'Really Wrong' Situation
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during her weekly news conference, on January 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke about the Democratic agenda for the new 113th Congress. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 04: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks to the media during her weekly news conference, on January 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Pelosi spoke about the Democratic agenda for the new 113th Congress. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

When fiscal cliff legislation passed with mainly Democratic votes, Republicans griped, “Who’s the Speaker?” It was humiliating for the GOP majority to play the handmaiden to minority leader Nancy Pelosi. Asked if the lopsided vote makes her the de facto Speaker of the House, Pelosi demurred, coyly saying “not quite,” and reveling in her renewed clout. After the Democrats failed to regain control of the House in last year’s election, Pelosi appeared headed for a largely symbolic role as leader of the minority party in a chamber where the majority rules with an iron hand.

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