Viva Nancy

Now that we are all so happy celebrating the midterms, let's not get too carried away. Because I'm pretty sure soon we are going back to business as usual in Washington. I just hope that the Democrats remember why we put them there and they do what we expect them to.

Nancy Pelosi, who for some people is like the Antichrist, is what some disparagingly call "a San Francisco Liberal". I think that's a neat thing to be and instead of it being some kind of insult, she should wear the distinction proudly. People are afraid that she is too radical:

The Republicans have already sought to play on conservative voters' fears by portraying her as the embodiment of everything they dislike most about the Democrats, with campaign ads suggesting she will raise taxes, help illegal immigrants and back same-sex marriage. ALL OF WHICH I AM IN FAVOR OF.

Meanwhile, for many within her party she represents a new hope that the Democrats can make their mark after a decade on the fringes of power.

Fiercely partisan

In campaign speeches, Ms Pelosi has been setting out an agenda for the first 100 hours of a Democrat-led House. On the list are:

• bringing in rules to break links between lobbyists and legislation YEY!
  
• enacting all the 9/11 Commission recommendations YEY!
  
• raising the minimum wage YEY!
  
• expanding stem cell research YEY!
  

She has, however, ruled out attempting to impeach President George W Bush, as some in her party have suggested. BOO!

There are those within the Democrat camp who question whether she may prove too liberal for the moderates they hope to win over in the mid-term elections.

Democrats who think she is too liberal are cowards. I thought that her views are what the Democratic party is supposed to stand for and they are the only reason why I am a registered Democrat, although I'm telling you, every election I feel like registering as an independent, it's so depressing.