When San Francisco’s Nancy Pelosi became the Speaker of the House in January of 2007, her ratings were 2-to-1 positive, 44% to 22%. However, as America got to know her, those ratings became just about even by March of that year and remained that way in November 2008.  Americans began to grow even more tired of her in the first half of 2009, due to her Liberal ideological stance against the CIA’s use of “enhanced interrogation” of terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay prison, and her silly dispute with the CIA over whether she had been briefed on the matter. During the time that these issues were in the news, her favorable rating fell from 42% to 32%. Pelosi’s favorable rating recovered slightly in the first half of 2010 to 36%, because her base, the Far Left, was happy with her.

Since then, Independents in particular have gotten to know Nancy better, as evidenced by her favorability dropping nine points among this group since May, to 21%. Nearly 6 in 10 independents (58%) now view her unfavorably, compared with 86% of Republicans and 22% of Democrats.

This led to a favorability rating of 29%, per gallup.com, as of 10/20/2010.

Her  words and actions, as Speaker of the house of Representative, made her a point of focus in the minds and hearts of Americans as they headed to vote in the Midterm Elections. 

This Congressional version of Captain Queeg gave an interview within the friendly confines of National Public Radio yesterday, where she said:

We didn’t lose the election because of me. Our members do not accept that.

Pelosi, in a trip through denial not seen since the Egyptian Pharaohs, blames the Midterm Massacre on high unemployment and “$100million of outside, unidentified funding.”

No word on whether she knows who ate the strawberries yet – obscure movie reference.

The NPR interview is one of the first San Fran Nan has given to fight back against Democrats who have began complaining to anyone who will listen about her decision to seek the position of House Minority Leader. That list even includes some congresscritters who previously carried the water for her, such as Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan.

Republicans are loving this,even to the point of hanging a Hire Pelosi sign from their headquarters. They’re looking forward to the easy campaign strategy of tying Democratic incumbents around the country to the liberal from San Francisco.

And, pray tell, what was the Congressional Queen of Denial’s reply?

The reason they had to take me down is because I’ve been effective in fighting special interests in Washington, D.C. I’m effective. They had to take me out. I’m also the most significant attractor to support for the Democrats.

So, I’m not looking back on this. They asked me to run, I’m running. We don’t let the Republicans choose our leaders, and again, our members understand, they made me a target because I’m effective, politically and policy-wise.

The sad thing is, (If you’re a Democrat, that is.  I say:  Give ’em more rope.) her stupid Democratic supporters are paving the way for her.

In a Congressional Soap Opera, that I think I’ll title As the Sycophants Turn, Democrats came to a backroom deal, enabling Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command of their new minority without a challenge from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn.

The Dems said Friday night that Clyburn would instead receive a new position,created just for him, explicitly labeled the third-ranking post in leadership. The title and duties are not known.  Maybe Rush is right.  Maybe Clyburn will be Driving Miss Nancy.

This revelation was reported by Democratic officials after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., issued a vaguely worded (is there any other kind from these guys?) statement saying she intends to nominate Clyburn to a new No. 3 post. The statement did not mention Hoyer, and officials who filled in the details did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not permitted to speak publicly about the matter.

San Fran Nan is going to stay on as Democratic party leader when the new Congress convenes in January under a Republican majority. There is no official opposition for the post even though a bunch of the rank and file have said that she should step aside after November 2nd’s shellacking. The GOP gained at least 60 seats in midterm elections,due to the tone-deaf arrogance and incompetence of the Democrats.

As America moves forward, through the Lame Duck Congress with Pelosi as Speaker and into the next 2 years, with her as House Minority Leader, remember these gems of wisdom that she has already given us…and try not to laugh out loud:

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.

Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs.

But we have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.

If the Democratic Party is so ignorant as to keep in power one of the main leaders responsible for one of the worst Political Massacres in American history, so be it.

Just don’t expect Americans to put you back in charge of Congress anytime soon.