I'm Looking Forward To Hearing The Words "Madam Speaker"

[cali]

It's a big deal to me; having a woman as Speaker. She will become 3rd in line to assume the Presidency. She will be the most powerful woman in the nation. It's a huge bully pulpit, and it will be magnified by her gender. I think she'll do an admirable job, and oh yeah, as an added perk, freeper heads will be exploding from sea to shining sea.

[ccpup]

1. "freeper heads will be exploding from sea to shining sea"

makes me think I should wear my raincoat and carry an umbrella that day. Ewwwwww ...

Oh, and Madame Speaker Pelosi is gonna rock!!!!!

[abluelady]

2. I hope She Does a Fantastic Job

This could be the stepping stone for our first woman President! She is someone I would like to work for--would love to see her get Bush impeached.

[BonnieJW]

3. I agree

But I think her first order of business as Madam Speaker should be to get laws passed to destroy the K Stree Project. Not just substitute dem lobbyists for repub ones; get rid of it entirely. If that doesn't happen, the dems will be the victims of bribery and crime just like their repub colleagues. These people are only human and when that much money is waived under their noses, nothing good is going to come of it. We don't want stories coming out in four years about all the dem congress people who took bribes, trips, tickets to sporting events, etc. The whole lobbying concept should be declared the illegal practice it is.

[cali]

6. I don't think it's constitutionally possible

to get rid of lobbying, and I'm not sure we really want to do that. We'd shut advocates for the environment, the disabled and the poor, out completely. But I do agree that there need to be far more restrictions on lobbying, and far greater oversight.

[Demeter]

4. Shortly To Be Followed by Madame President!

if there's any justice left in this world.

[Ian David]

5. Call the Capitol switchboard and ask for Dennis Hastert's office...

and then, when they answer, tell them, "Oh... I asked to be transfered to Nancy Pelosi's office."