Pelosi's Pragmatism Debunks GOP Image Of Her As Captive Of Left-Wingers
Republicans have vilified Nancy Pelosi for years as a San Francisco liberal and now theyre trying to portray her as a captive of resurgent left-wingers in her Democratic Party.
But in her early moves so far as House speaker, Pelosi is displaying her pragmatic streak. Shes set to endorse a split-the-differences deal on government funding that appears on track to give President Donald Trump at least some barriers on the border, after she had said Trumps border wall idea was immoral and promised he wouldnt get a penny for it.
And as the Democratic Partys progressive wing pursues dreams such as Medicare for all and a Green New Deal, Pelosi is keeping her distance.
We are results-oriented, values-based, and for the boldest common denominator, Pelosi said in a brief interview on Friday. Everybody has a path to make their case, to see what the options are. Im wedded to the Affordable Care Act because I think its a path to health care for all Americans.
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Of course she refuses to fit into the narrative they have about her.... bloody marvellous