Staff Reports
Nancy Pelosi has once again graced the political stage with her unique blend of bafflement and bravado. In a recent interview, the former Speaker of the House revealed that she has “never been that impressed” with President Joe Biden’s “political operation.” This might come as a shock to many, given that Pelosi is often seen as one of the leading figures backing Biden in the Democratic Party. After all, if anyone should be cheering from the sidelines, you would think it would be her.
In a chat with The New Yorker, the analysis from Pelosi suggests that her confidence in Biden’s ability to run a successful political campaign is teetering on the edge of oblivion. She begrudgingly acknowledges that while winning the White House was a noteworthy achievement, it’s hardly enough to inspire any awe in her. The former Speaker’s muted enthusiasm becomes even more ironic considering just a few days prior, she described Biden as a “Mount Rushmore kind of president.” It’s almost as if the Democratic Party has become a circus, and she’s the reluctant ringmaster, more interested in critique than applause.
Pelosi claims to have kept her hands clean, stating that she never dialed a single number during the campaign but was inundated with people calling her about concerns they had. It seems like political leadership has morphed into a game of hot potato, and Pelosi is all too willing to let the heat dance around her without getting burned. However, in her attempts to distance herself from the turmoil most associated with Biden’s presidency, it’s clear she has more reservations than she cares to admit.
Funnily enough, just days earlier, Pelosi was waxing poetic about Biden’s supposed greatness by suggesting he deserves a spot on Mount Rushmore next to the likes of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. It’s hard to fathom that in an interview filled with such grandeur, she failed to mention the glaring shortcomings of the Biden administration that have left Americans dizzy. Inflation rates, border chaos, and a foreign policy that looks more like a three-ring circus than a well-designed strategy absolutely do not merit a granite carving.
So she acknowledges that he needed to be removed even though he’s such a good president that he should be on Mt Rushmore. Yeah,ok.https://t.co/CouKtSLSAS
— Ray (@RayJanski) August 9, 2024
The Democrats certainly appear to be at a crossroads, and if Pelosi is wavering in her confident proclamations about Biden, it raises the question of who really is steering this ship. The irony of a former Speaker, who at one time could rally the party, now publicly airing grievances about the current administration’s failures, paints a picture of a party at war with itself. With such high-stakes drama unfolding, it is no wonder that the GOP continues to sit back and laugh as the Democrats turn on one another while trying to prop up a president who’s struggling to keep his footing.
