House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a talk on Tuesday afternoon to a largely (90%) female -- and probably Democratic -- audience of admirers at the 92nd Street YMHA-YWHA in New York. Ms. Pelosi came to the 92nd Street Y to promote her new book, "Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters -- and to talk about politics, not necessarily in that order. Ms. Pelosi's most notable statements included a response to an audience question, in which she stated she was not interested in accepting the nomination as Barack Obama's Vice Presidential running mate. She stated her current job put her in charge of things and she didn't want to take a "number two" position, understandably. Another notable statement included her listing a group of Democratic policies, ending with energy independence, then saying "We (the Democrats) are in the lead in all these areas." No mention was made of opposition to drilling offshore and blocking...(Read Full Post)