Pelosi Politics: Part Eight
Pelosi Announces Second Committee Assignments for Freshmen Members “Our new Members will bring a spirit of 
renewal and hope for the American people that will energize and invigorate the Democratic Caucus as we take American in a New Direction. Their diversity and vast array of personal experience on which to draw on will ensure that all Americans, not just the privileged few, are given a voice in the halls of Congress.” 01/09/2007
First of all, whether you follow the chronology of these announcements or not, the Speaker has a tendency to repeat herself. Or it is just that she likes to repeat the same slogans, phrases and terms while making political speak. If you are marketing your politics, one should have enough political ambition to occasionally choose new copy for the hose job.
What do I mean by hose job? All the parties, D or R, are interested in at election time is re-electing party politicians and getting whom ever they can to challenge and possibly defeat an incumbent. What the Speaker is really saying in this announcement is the unfortunate (for the public) result of a change in majority within Congress finds the Dems with some freshman colleagues and her high praise of them is political speak for they will do what we tell them to do. For the public this means don’t expect any substantive improvement in Congress.
The guiding mantra of the Democratic party is again visible in this announcement; hope. “Renewal and hope” was worked into this piece. We’re so proud. Check the Vegas odds on this Congress being better than any other. To be fair, the Republican lead adventures since the contract with America have been no prize either. Again we point out that party politics is not an effective method for the citizens of any country, including this one.
C. Harris
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