Last week’s Shout Bits posited that Speaker Pelosi had become so radical and bitter that she was doing damage to her own party. We predicted that the Democrats would cast her out if she continued to be a liability.
Well, none other than the very liberal Salon has called for her ouster. Said Camille Paglia:
Pelosi, whom I used to admire for her smooth aplomb under pressure, has clearly gone off the deep end with her bizarre rants about legitimate town-hall protests by American citizens. She is doing grievous damage to the party and should immediately step down.
Of course Paglia, while a dedicated liberal, has a strong independent streak and carries no water for any political party. Still, she is on the front line of opinion generation for the intellectual left. Pity poor Nancy indeed.