The National Republican Congressional Committee has an endorsement to make
The National Republican Congressional Committee is a group of GOP members of the House who are dedicated to increasing the number of Republicans in that body. Even though the House actually lost six GOP members, that was considerably less than predicted and the GOP still has a strong majority
So the group is feeling its oats, as evidenced by this endorsement it made yesterday:
With Nancy Pelosi facing a challenge within her own party after House Democrats’ disastrous election results, the NRCC would like to offer its full support to the embattled former Speaker of the House.
Under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership, House Democrats squandered their majority by forcing through unpopular legislation like Obamacare, of which Pelosi famously told us, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” After her party’s devastating 63 seat loss in the ensuing 2010 election, Pelosi miraculously maintained her spot as Democratic leader, which, predictably, led to the largest Republican majority since the 1920s.
Former Speaker Pelosi has also established herself as the world’s worst election prognosticator. Since her relegation to the minority, Pelosi has repeatedly assured reporters, cycle after cycle, that a Democrat majority is right around the corner, only to be soundly defeated each time.
“No single person deserves more credit for House Republicans’ historic majority than Nancy Pelosi,” said NRCC Communications Director Katie Martin. “Under Nancy Pelosi’s leadership, House Democrats have become completely irrelevant, and there is no better way to ensure that remains the case than by keeping her as Minority Leader. The NRCC offers its full support to Nancy Pelosi as she attempts to fend off this challenge to her failed leadership from within the ranks of her own party.”
Ouch.
They forgot to end it with:
/s
That is so cruel, but funny. It’s like the old saying, hire the handicapped it’s fun to watch them work.
You’ve got to wonder just what subliminal impact this will have. As reverse psychology, it strengthens her hand, with members of the Democratic caucus saying “we’ll show those Republicans — we’ll keep her on.” As reverse-reverse psychology, it would have the Dems saying: “hah! they really want us to keep her on, and they’re trying to embarrass us into replacing her. We don’t want to keep her if that’s what they want, so we’ll replace her.”
IOW, it really only serves as snark, which is probably not a good way to do business. I would have been more effective if they had found a left-wing talking head to make this as a personal statement. Surely there is a left-wing talking head who hates Pelosi enough to have made this statement. And then high-tailed it to Paraguay to avoid her wrath.
In reaction, words like superb, brilliant and wicked come to mind. The one thing you don’t want to do to an opponent is to stop them from digging the hole they’re in, ever deeper. In that vein, Republicans declaring that keeping Pelosi on is immensely helpful to the Republican party is reverse psychology at its finest. Now if they dethrown her, they admit the Republicans are right. Whereas had a democrat offered criticism, given their steady losses in Congress, many would feel free to agree.
Pelosi has no doubt walled herself off from any possibility of self-reflection or auditing. And why not? The fountain of virtue flows one way. If the world is not precisely as she dreams it, with all the audience frantically applauding and enthusiastically cooperating, then it is obviously the world’s fault.
It seems to be a psychological trait of political progressives in general.
For example I have harangued readers of this blog before as to how they ought to stand up to their friends and relatives, and at least make known to them the social trespasses and personal impositions they feel are being unjustifiably leveled against and placed on them by un-reflective progressive relatives using government as a tool.
Only of course, to have to report back here how in my own case, and before the likely social occasions could even sufficiently ripen: they drew first, began firing wildly, and then exploded the gathering completely. All this, before an offending word, or even a solid demurrer, could be uttered.
It’s like they are psychic … or always primed, and ready to burst.
Take a look at this link below from the NYT. Family members are breaking relations because of the election.
A close reading shows the activity as more or less one sided. The tone is of course self-congratulatory and serving – progressive software engineers versus nostalgic Hillbillies who cannot come to terms with their impending but deserved extinction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/16/us/political-divide-splits-relationships-and-thanksgiving-too.html?src=recg
Of course significant numbers and in some cases majorities of college educated people broke for Trump this election. So they must be referring to college educated people with the right degrees, or from the right colleges … or something.
Really?
The Guardian
Schadenfreude: it’s what’s for dinner.
I hope Geoffrey Britain is correct in that his “reverse psychology” will motivate Democrats to stand by Pelosi. But, I fear that this ridicule by the GOP will be used as ammunition by her challenger, Tim Ryan. I admire Ryan for what he’s trying to do, but don’t want him to succeed, which could make the Dems stronger. It’s complicated.
My Schadenfreude is just OVERWHELMING.
But, I fear that this ridicule by the GOP will be used as ammunition by her challenger, Tim Ryan.
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Getting rid of Pelosi would probably be a mixed blessing. On the one hand, she’s managed to keep the House Democrats a minority for the last six years. On the other hand, sooner or later the Dems are going to get the House back. When that happens, I’m hoping that they’ll have someone in charge who’s not as progressive and corrupt as Pelosi is.
So having someone else in charge of the Democrats in two years if the Dems get the House back (keeping in mind that the party opposing the president typically gains seats during non-presidential elections) might not be a bad thing. It’s going to happen eventually.
The question, of course, is how Pelosi’s successor will compare to Pelosi.
Pelosi is a fount of funding for her crew.
She’s untouchable.
She is not responsible for the six-year debacle.
Barry Soetoro is.
And everybody knows it.
Pelosi is also from an indigo-blue district, so the only pressure she’s feeling is from national Dems.
I believe wholeheartedly that the Democratic Party is corrupt. That’s how Hillary got nominated, and that’s how Pelosi will keep her spot. If their process actually worked, Pelosi would’ve been demoted years ago.