FROST: PELOSI HAS VOTES FOR MINORITY LEADER

Drudge | November 8 | Frost

[RobFromGa]

ROLL CALL DAILY

Following is the full text of Frost's letter to his colleagues announcing his decision:
8 November 2002

Dear Democratic Colleague: Nancy Pelosi and I have waged a quick and close race for Democratic Leader - one that has been hard fought on both sides. Over the past several days, I have talked extensively with virtually every Member of this Caucus. And I am gratified to have broad and deep support that reaches across ideological, regional and racial lines.

However, it is clear to me that Nancy Pelosi has the votes of a majority of the Caucus. In light of this fact, today I am releasing all of my commitments. I am deeply appreciative of all those who have supported me in this race, particularly those of you who have campaigned so strongly on my behalf.

Nancy Pelosi is a talented and capable party leader. I intend to support her for Democratic Leader in next week's election, and I will work with her to do everything I can to return Democrats to control of the House of Representatives. In doing so, I will continue to be an outspoken advocate for the mainstream, centrist views that will lead us to the Majority.

That is the goal that has driven me to work so hard and successfully to keep a Democratic Majority within reach. It is why I accepted the challenge of rebuilding the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee eight years ago after we lost the House. It is why I took on the task of ensuring a fair redistricting for Congressional Democrats after the 2000 Census. And it is why I entered this race for Democratic Leader.

As Democrats move forward to challenge the Republican leadership, it is critical that we bear in mind the unalterable political facts of life in the House of Representatives. No matter how eloquent our rhetoric or how sound our positions, we must have a realistic strategy to win a Majority. That is the only way Democrats will ever have the capacity to implement our ideas for helping the American people.

Given the extremist nature of the House Republican leadership, and their consistent refusal to compromise, we have no other choice. The Democratic principles that bind us together will never become a reality until we control the House of Representatives.

To do that, we must ensure that the public sees our party as the mainstream, aggressive advocate for the American people that it is. That requires maintaining centrist positions consistent with the majority view of the nation - and of the competitive battleground districts that determine the House Majority. Otherwise, we will continue to fall just short of control of the House.

I look forward to working with each of you to carry on the fight for a Democratic Majority. Together, we will go head-to-head with the Republican leadership, and build a Democratic House of Representatives.

Yours truly,
Martin Frost

END

[SauronOfMordor]

Pelosi has a lot of support from the CA gay/lez community. Anybody know if she's lesbian?

[Redcloak]

GO NANCY, GO!!

[Damocles]

That's it Dems...dive to the left.

(insert sinister laugh here)

[Redcloak]

No, but she's willing to learn.

[Always Right]

Just the fact that the Dems have Minority Leaders in the House and Senate has such a nice ring to it.

[Reagan is King]

They just punted away the moderate voters in America. Nancy is a card carrying socialist and unless she can hide it really well this is a major shift to the left for the Dims. It's amazing that they think this is what will help their cause. I'm enjoying it though!

[Catspaw]

I think you've got it, per loin. Frost's announcement came within hours of the time Ford announced for minority leader. I think he was afraid Ford would become a power broker, not himself. He also may have been afraid of coming in 3rd.

[donozark]

According to www.sierratimes.com/02/09/07/morse.htm Pelosi is a member of Democrat Socialist in America. Ford and Frost aren't listed. Hope Pelosi makes it. Nothing will so define the Democrat Party as the COMMUNIST PARTY than having a Minority Leader that is one!

[GoMonster]

i think he dropped out to really allow his support to go to ford.

[Tree of Liberty]

From the Dim Whip website:

She and her husband, Paul Pelosi, a native of San Francisco, have five children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra, and five grandchildren.

[TaRaRaBoomDeAyGoreLostToday!]

--Two simple reasons why the Republicans won.--

1) The DNC and the Clinton King and Queen were effectively told by the American people....

WERE NOT GONNA TAKE,NO! WERE NOT GONNA TAKE IT...ANYMORE

NO MORE LIES, HATRED, CORRUPTION AND EMBARRASMENT!!!

LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO PARTIES AND IT IS A NO-BRAINER AS TO WHY THE DNC LOST!

2)

THE RNC WEB PAGE

THE DNC WEB PAGE

THE DIFFERENCE IS APPARENT...THE RNC HAS CLASS AND MORALS AND AN AGENDA THE MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT. THE DNC ARE A BUNCH OF CHILDISH, WHINY LOSERS, THAT DO NOTHING BUT BASH OTHERS ON THEIR WEB PAGE!

[shadeaud]

Tin foil hat time. I have read that the clintons wanted the election to go the way it has. They wanted to remove all the ranking members of the democratic party so they can install their own leaders and put others in the position to lead when(WHEN) they win back the house and senate. Could this be true? Could this all be a plan by the thighmaster herself toward her run for the throne in '08

[goodnesswins]

The TRIFECTA.....1.More House Seats; 2.Senate Majority, and now 3.Nancy Pelosi as Minority Leader.............can WE take a breather now? (NO!....but we're going to have to stop gloating soon.)

[Prolifeconservative]

Yeah Baby, go left, go left, go far far left....all the better to contrast with.

[Burlem]

Don't you just love the line that republicans are extreme and don't want to work with the democrats. What hutspa, We ALL KNOW that Daschle wanted to work with the republicans he tried very hard..........scheesh!
Anyone believe Pelosi is a centrist? She is left of center, alot like dear ol' Hillary.

[goodnesswins]

And, Nancy Pelosi is part of their "strategery?" (snicker, snicker, guffaw..guffaw!)

[the_doc]

Good quip!

I think it will be great news for the Republicans if Nancy Pelosi becomes Minority Leader. (One of the pundits has already predicted that this kind of leftward shift by the Dems will push the Republicans up to about 60 Senate seats and keep us there for a generation.)

[chiefqc]

Even the lowest form of life learn from their mistakes except:

THE DUMB-O-CRAT LEADERSHIP

This is going to be so much fun to watch as they crash and burn.

[ClearCase_guy]

Tin foil hat time. I have read that the clintons wanted the election to go the way it has.

I doubt it. That has the ring of a business owner whose factory burns down and (despite the fact that he had no insurance) expresses happiness. "I was hoping that factory would burn down. Now I have a perfect opportunity to rebuild it and make sure it looks exactly they way I want. I'm thrilled. .... Uh, do you have $100 million to spare?

[Oldeconomybuyer]