Nancy Pelosi Promises New Era Of Bipartisanship
By Lolo Laroche in Washington DC
Nancy Pelosi, a liberal congresswoman from California, yesterday became the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government.
Wrestling the gavel from John Boehner's steely grip, Nancy Pelosi yesterday promised to work in a fair and Bipartisan way with the Republican president George W. Bush in order to undo as many of his fuckups as possible as fast as humanly possible.
"The Republicans have fucked up in Iraq," Pelosi told assembled house members, "They have fucked up the economy, and they have fucked up America. Today, the Democrat party assumes the challenge of working with the Republicans in a Bipartisan way to correct those fuckups, and we don't have 100 years, or 100 days to do so. The fuckups need to stop in the first 100 hours."
John Boehner, the exiting Republican speaker, also recognized the historic nature of the occasion, and sounded the same theme of bipartisanship.
"Today, the Democrat party assumes the challenge and opportunity of majority power in the people's house," he said. "Republicans will work, just as hard as the incoming Democrats, in the same Bipartisan manner to make sure that the Democrats are able to change absolutely nothing - and I guarantee that. We will not let them end the war in Iraq, reduce the deficit, or help the poor. Of these things let all Americans be reassured."
