year, you raise the money you have to raise, you recruit the candidates and then you hope that the wave is moving in your direction and that you can capitalize on it. this time the wave was not moving in our direction. and we re going to have to take stock of that and figure out how do we address those voters in the middle of the country, how do we address the economic concerns they have, and much more effectively, bring that electorate within the democratic party. one could argue, why not make the democratic leadership more representative of the areas you mentioned? i know there s talk about tim ryan, a congressman from ohio, maybe mounting a bid for leader and going up against nancy pelo pelosi. you wouldn t want to see a change? i wouldn t want to see a change from, i think, the most effective leader that we ve had in decades. i think nancy pelosi is the only one capable of really keeping this caucus together, keeping us focus on the vital role we ll have to play in the next few
is it plausible to you that no one s communicating this to christie at any point? in a way, it is, and in a way it speaks to the culture that s sort of created around this add administration. this administration, christie administration, relative to recent governorships in new jersey has been a lot more aggressive and a lot more hands-on when it comes to getting involved in local politics. yes. hear that everywhere. talk to republicans in new jersey privately because there s been, you know, one of the things, christie s popularity has made it difficult for people to speak up. talk to republicans in new jersey, not drinking the christie kool-aid every day, they ll tell you stories at granular, municipal levels saying something in the local press or taking action on the municipal council. hearing from somebody high up in his administration, hearing from the governor, himself. this is something that did not happen with jon corzine or jim mcgreevey.
governor that weinberg and i attended the meetings, complaining about the traffic issues in ft. lee, about these stoppages? no one told him. i mean november 13th, we re there. december 4th, we re there. loretta weinberg and i attended these meetings. complaining to them about this traffic this traffic tie-up, this traffic chaos in ft. lee, why did it exist? one of these folks picked up the phone and called the governor s office and said, hey, we had some legislators here. i just don t get it. do you think it is, knowing a bit about the players involved, is it plausible to you that no one s communicating this to christie at any point? in a way, it is, and in a way it speaks to the culture that s sort of created around this add administration. this administration, christie administration, relative to recent governorships in new jersey has been a lot more aggressive and a lot more hands-on when it comes to getting involved in local politics. yes. hear that everywhere. talk
that may be right. because florida congresswoman schulz is from, sarah palin scares the bejesus out of people in south florida. let me look at some things, the facts. the cabinet right now, four are women in the top ranks, secretary clinton in the top eight positions. shouldn t a party that owes most of the votes to women, who most of the voters are women. should they be more represented in the top in cabinet posts, in governorships, in top positions. you know, chris, it s interesting when you raise these issues, i hook at the democratic party right now. and debbie can t say this, i will. we have a next generation of women stars who will be equally exciting when all of the coverage of democrats isn t as focused on the white house in the add administration. so, for example, it was almost 20 years ago that we had the year of the woman, right, in 1992. yes, think about it. i remember it very well. a big year for senators. it was a huge but also for the members of the house of
the bp oil spill bums me out, but little that has to do with oily pellicans. the obama administration hasn t done anything wrong. well, they haven t done anything, and i guess they could do better. but the negative press toward the add administration is not fair to obama, but more importantly, it is not fair to me. obama needs to be held accountable for the things he is really responsible about. the gulf mess is nothing compared to the potential catastrophe on the horizon that obama is steering us toward. i speak of his dismissal over the constant healthcare reform. that concern was legit and the bill s backers were lying through their teeth about the real price. how amazing was it that only after the bill was passed the mainstream media started