Thursday, October 29, 2009
Pelosi's Iron Fist
The pressure on Democrats to pass some sort of health care reform bill has begun to reach the boiling point. Speaker Nancy Pelosi led her House Democrats in a health care pep rally today in Washington in an attempt to build a coalition of support for Obama Care and the dreaded “public option.” “Nancy Pelosi is a person who is just power hungry,” Sean explained jump starting the first hour of the show. “She literally tolerates no diversity of views and literally rules with an iron fist. She is seeking to massively expand her power base and the power of the federal government – at any cost.” Tevi Troy put it best writing in today’s National Review Online, “All told, the Pelosi approach is an impressive demonstration of coalition building . . . if you’re trying to build a coalition of opponents.” {National Review Article}
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Ed Rendell
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and Governor of Pennsylvania . Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party , was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003. He is currently a Member of the Democratic Governors Association Executive Committee, and also served as General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2000 presidential election . From 2008 to 2009, Governor Rendell was Chairman of the National Governors Association . He currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Team Pennsylvania Foundation [1] and sits on the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center [2] in Philadelphia, a museum dedicated to the U.S. Constitution. He is married to Marjorie Rendell , a Federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit .
