Christine Pelosi
Christine Pelosi
Christine Paule Pelosiis the daughter of Nancy Pelosi, and is an American Democratic Party political strategist from California; she is the author of Campaign Boot Camp, a guide to successful campaigning...
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retired term
'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives.
background believe freedom ownership responsibility
Most Americans believe that with freedom comes responsibility - and that one measure of responsible gun ownership is a background check. There must be an app for that.
candidates common ground higher politics separates volunteers voters
In politics, all candidates and volunteers are ambassadors to voters who expect better than parroting the politics of personal destruction. Being able to find common ground at the higher ground is what separates the stateswoman from the stuntwoman.
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My firm belief is that people who aspire to public service should have the best advice up front, as they decide whether to run and the people decide whether to support them.
fans needed performance side
Baseball fans are collectively the '10th man' and needed most when team performance is shaky. When mistakes are made, there's no need to heckle your team - that's what the other side is for!
call family growing home inspirational
Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.
supreme voices
With Citizens United, the Supreme Court's declaration that corporations are people, the whims of one can silence the voices of millions.
courts leading
We should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.
husband pregnancy good-luck
The last time I saw Ted Kennedy was a generation after my first meeting, at the Senate subway below the Capitol on Obama's Inauguration Day. He was his usual gregarious and gracious self - with beaming smile and booming voice wishing my husband and me good luck with our pregnancy and expressing his excitement about the new president.
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The Chavez-Obama pictures will join a postmodern photo array that includes Donald Rumsfeld gifting Saddam Hussein with spurs from President Reagan.
jocks shock rant
The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.
baseball character opportunity
Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls 'make up' and politics calls 'character' - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture.
jobs moving home
President Obama and Democrats won a mandate to move us forward with jobs, healthcare reform, equality, and nation building here at home.
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After President Obama's election, efforts at othering Obama quickly became about smearing his non-partisan allies and ambassadors.