21 November 2002 >> It doesn’t matter whether Pelosi actually pushes the Democrats in the House to the left, or whether the public merely perceives that she has; either way, the Democrats will suffer the damage in the voting booth. More >>

21 November 2002 >> A reader responds to “A Dream Come True for Republicans?” More >>

17 November 2002 >> “Now, I know some people are going to say that calling the Democrats to task for their recent criticisms of the terror war is just a way of stifling debate. Not true. Debate is an exchange of ideas. But Senators Daschle and Graham offered no ideas for how to win the war. They just offered complaints. Until they propose actual alternatives that can be discussed and implemented, they’re going to continue sounding like stereotypical mothers-in-law who hover over any activity, whining, ‘No! You’re doing it wrong!’” More >>

11 November 2002 >> “Nancy Pelosi fits right in with the liberal orthodoxy: she was the only Democratic leader in the House or Senate to vote against the Iraqi war authorization, she routinely casts reflexive votes against tax cuts, and she even opposed the Welfare Reform package backed by President Clinton that passed with substantial bi-partisan support. If Pelosi becomes the Democratic leader in the House, it’s a sign that liberal Democrats have prevailed over the centrists. That shift in power could spell doom for Democratic hopes in 2004.” More >>