By now you have heard that Ben Bernake, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, was selected as Time's Person of the Year. With all the criticism of his selection, you might have missed that Nancy Pelosi was also selected as a runner-up on Time Magazine's annual list. Love her or hate her, Nancy Peloisi was a force to be reckon with this year. Speaker of the House of Representatives, she has been critical in President Obama's first year with helping him pass key legislation like the stimulus package this past January.
Here is an excerpt from Time.com
It can be foolish — maybe even dangerous — to underestimate Nancy Pelosi. A former stay-at-home mom of five who didn't run for public office until she was almost 47, Pelosi holds the highest post ever attained by any woman in U.S. history, and stands second in line of succession to the presidency. She has consolidated more power than any other Speaker in modern history, scholars of the office believe. In the first year of the Obama presidency, she has used that power — and an 81-seat Democratic majority, the largest either party has enjoyed in the House in 14 years — to pass every item on his agenda: health care, energy, regulatory reform, education, pay equity.
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Yes Nancy. Love her!
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