Pelosi out of touch?
Well, yes. But so what?
I’m not thrilled with here apparent selection. I think she is too liberal and a bit shrill. More importantly I think she is ethically challenged when it comes to raising money. Then again, that is why she is a party leader. I’d rather have Frost or Ford because I believe they represent where the Democratic Party should be going. That being said, the arguments claiming doom and gloom are a bit over the top. Is she any more extreme than Tom DeLay or Dick Armey? Not by a long shot. The role of Minority Leader is important, but the role doesn’t determine the ideological position of the caucus. One can have a leader outside of the center of the nation’s political median and be quite effectve. The Republican Party has demonstrated this amazingly well since 1994.