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Glowing Profile, Growing Dysfunction

March 2nd, 2010 by John Feehery

Rarely has a glowing, front-page profile in a leading daily newspaper been so controversial. The President’s Chief of Staff got the full treatment today, as his allies let it be known that he is the only voice of reason in a White House that is struggling to remain relevant.

It was Rahm who said that the Democrats should have gone small on health care. It was Rahm who said that the Administration would need help from Senate Republicans to close Guantanamo Bay. It was Rahm who said that the Democrats would have to ditch the public option. It was Rahm who said that the President wasn’t the Messiah, but just another guy who needed to get some solid accomplishments done before his team faced the voters.

If Rahm was right, guess who was wrong? Yep, the President. Oops!

But the President wasn’t only one who was wrong.

Nancy Pelosi has been wrong not to dump Charlie Rangel. That is not my opinion. That is the opinion of about 100 Democrats who will break ranks any day and vote to strip the Chairman of his Chairmanship. Wonder how the CBC will react to that one? Probably not very nicely. Read more...

Tags: Bunning, Chief of Staff, Democrats, GOP, Obama, Pelosi, Rahm, Republicans
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No Little Plans

July 29th, 2008 by John Feehery

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is quoted in the morning newspapers saying, “I am trying to save the planet.” In other word, no drilling off-shore. No drilling in ANWR. No drilling where the oil is.

Pelosi is doing a slew of media interviews to promote her new book, Know Your Power. Haven’t had a chance to read the book, but I am sure it will be an interesting read.

And it is good to know that she is hear that her current political goal is something small, like saving the planet. Number two on her list is achieving world peace and number three is curing the common cold. It should be pretty much all achievable for her. After all, she knows her power, as the book says.

Nancy Pelosi has done an impressive job of keeping her Democratic colleagues in line. Through charm, intimidation and old –fashioned power politics, Pelosi has imposed a level of discipline that makes Tom DeLay jealous.

John Feehery is President of Communications and Director of Government Affairs for Quinn Gillespie and Associates, Washington, D.C.'s top public affairs firm.