Today's headline is good news for Republican. Nancy Pelosi has led the Democrats in the US House of Representatives for the last 14 years. This coincides with the near collapse of the Democratic party as a national organization. You have to go back to 1929 to find fewer Democrats in Congress.
Until a few months ago, I wasn't aware that Nancy Pelosi was still alive. She has been nearly nonexistent in public for the last few years. I am told that she is a good fundraiser. Well, the vast amounts of money that the Democrats raised in 2016 didn't help at all. I read that Hillary Clinton spent ten times more money than Donald Trump's campaign. So the Democrats ignored Pelosi's losing record and picked her again. As a Republican, I am glad. It started me thinking about other dubious party nominations over the years. I remember the bland Hubert Humphrey who was chosen by the Democrats in 1968. He was, unfortunately, the vice president for the deeply unpopular Lyndon Johnson. Four years later the Democrats picked McGovern in 1972. This extreme liberal suffered the biggest loss to Richard Nixon. In 1976 the Republicans thought it was a good idea to chose Gerald Ford over the extremely popular Ronald Reagan. The US voters never forgave Gerald Ford for pardoning Richard Nixon. He had no chance of defeating Jimmy Carter. Carter proved to be a good man but an inept politician. He suffered a huge defeat to Ronald Reagan. During the 1990's Bill Clinton was a two term and very popular president. Yet Al Gore chose to speak out against Clinton's policies when he ran in 2000. Al Gore was very liberal and he had zero public speaking skills. People made jokes about Gore's wooden and stiff mannerisms. That was a curious choice on the part of the Democrats. John Kerry was a better choice in 1984. He was tall, handsome, and a good speaker. The Republicans attacked him for ties to Cuba and for his doubtful military record. Do you remember the swift boat scandals? In the end, Kerry was easily defeated by the extremely unpopular George Bush in 2004. That was the year a young senator made a name for himself when he spoke at the 2004 Democratic convention. Barak Obama is arguably the best speaker in almost 100 years. The unusual thing about Obama is that the Democrats actually chose a gifted leader for a change in 2008. The Republicans countered with John McCain. Even though McCain is a war hero, he was distrusted within the GOP because he often compromised with Democrats. McCain was a flip-flopper who couldn't be trusted. After Obama's success, the Democrats turned to the most hated woman in America to lead them in 2016. I am not saying that Hillary Clinton is a bad person. The Democrats did know in advance how Republicans feel about her. 2016 will be remembered as a curious choice or Democrats. I don't really blame Republicans for Donald Trump. He outsmarted the party, outmaneuvered his opponents, and made fools out of the media pundits. Trump took the Republican party in a blitzkrieg campaign. It will be interesting to see how the GOP modifies party rules in the future. So back to the start of this blog entry. The Democrats have reelected "Loser" Pelosi over her young, photogenic, Rust Belt challenger named Tim Ryan. Remember that name. I predict that he will be famous some day. Meanwhile, does anybody want to take a bet on the Democrats chances in 2018? I am going to take the safe bet and bet against "Loser" Pelosi and the Democrats.
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