April 7, 2010

Pelosi and Her Peeps

By Jay Rubin
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stopped by the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco Tuesday afternoon to take some softball questions in front of her hometown fans. Hosting the exhibition of political batting practice was the Commonwealth Club of California, a supposedly non-partisan organization. Among the few hundred audience members in attendance, the one thing they certainly had in common was their wealth, along with their good liberal breeding.Most of what Pelosi said was well-worn, upbeat talking points about the recent health care bill, Obama's great leadership, and the upcoming liberal legislative agenda. Most curious about her health care comments was how, she said, the new law supports the Declaration of Independence's claim that all people are endowed -- by their Creator, she failed to mention -- with certain      Pelosi speaking elsewhere  Photo creditunalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of...(Read Full Article)