Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the only Democrat who had both the balls and a spine when the going got tough!
As we are now learning from the New York Times there was one and only one Democrat who made this historic healthcare bill the law of the land: Speaker Nancy Pelosi! Tonight, I am so proud to be an American! ... and finally I'm proud to be a Democrat! Since the inauguration,I have been so depressed that our historic election of President Obama and our overwelming victories in both the house and senate were all for nothing. As far as I was concerned who cared if we lost congress in 2010?
I can never understand why it is always the Republicans who can stand firm, have courage and yes have the balls and spine to speak, vote and argue even when they are a minority! My party, it seems, is the party of wimps and Americans will always side with the those who are proud and stand up for their principles even when it is not popular!
Yesterday, after reading the N.Y. Times article, I finally had a clear understanding of who should get the praise for making this happen. It was not President Obama or Rahm Emmaneul, in fact they both seemed to only grow balls when Pelosi said she was not going to support some incremental bullshit, or healthcare "lite" she wanted to go for it and she wanted the President, his advisors, and the Senate to grow some balls and a spine, damn the polls or the Fall elections!
This is a day when I can stand up proud and say "I am a Democrat," and we stand for the principles of equality, fairness and healthcare for all Americans! This is what I worked and voted for in 2008! Hope is alive!
I urge everyone to send Speaker Pelosi cards and flowers expressing our thanks for making healthcare a right for every American! I know I will!