America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While Republicans tailored their platform by and for the pale stale and male, among us, Obama and Democrats are embracing America's diverse mosaic.
Christine PelosiAfter President Obama's election, efforts at othering Obama quickly became about smearing his non-partisan allies and ambassadors.
Christine PelosiYou can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.
Christine PelosiSitting 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.
Christine PelosiWho knows what crumbling infrastructure lies beneath our sleeping children? Actually, many people do - they pay surveyors to take a look.
Christine PelosiConservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's 2006 attacks on Michael J. Fox for campaigning about stem cell research.
Christine PelosiAmericans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms.
Christine PelosiIf have to undergo preschool safety checks every morning, why does a random thug get to own an assault rifle?
Christine PelosiI worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone.
Christine PelosiWhen women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.
Christine PelosiNo Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.
Christine PelosiWhen I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.
Christine PelosiFault lines run along color lines in American public life, and the women’s movement is no exception. Over the years, feminism has become more inclusive but there is still hard work to be done to include LGBT women and communities of color.
Christine PelosiWe should go forward in courts and Congress with investigations into post-9/11 interrogations and the decisions leading to them.
Christine PelosiFor the sake of public discourse, for the demands of the free market, and for the value we place in citizen advocacy, Rush Limbaugh must go.
Christine PelosiWe all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.
Christine PelosiPresident Obama and Democrats won a mandate to move us forward with jobs, healthcare reform, equality, and nation building here at home.
Christine PelosiRemember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.
Christine PelosiThe 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.
Christine PelosiWhen it comes to voting rights, Democrats push voter protection while Republicans shout voter fraud in a crowded polling place. Democrats think anyone who can vote should vote; Republicans think everyone who should vote can vote.
Christine PelosiThe free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.
Christine PelosiBaseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome.
Christine PelosiThe beauty of our democracy lies in the American value of equality: if you vote, you have a seat at the table. If you speak, you have a chance to persuade others. A billionaire and a minimum wage earner have the same power at the ballot box.
Christine PelosiSpeak out, educate, do not be intimidated by the apologists, and do not let extreme racism be mainstreamed. Hopefully there will come a time when we don't need to tell our kids that Halloween is no excuse for hate, and that blackface has no place in a civilized society.
Christine PelosiMitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives.
Christine PelosiCampaign boot camp started as an opportunity to work in a grassroots way with people who were running for Congress. Colleagues on the Democratic National Committee were batting around different possibilities. I said, 'We should have boot camps.'
Christine PelosiIf we say we believe in equality for all then we must fight for equality for all, not betray our immigrant sisters.
Christine PelosiWhen we talk about feminism - equality without apology for ALL - we can't be talking about for all white women or all highly educated women but all women, regardless of color, class, creed, sexual orientation or identity.
Christine Pelosi'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives.
Christine PelosiThe promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security.
Christine Pelosi