It did surprise me that she didn’t call out Scalise for his blatant lie but maybe they’re just used to that? Also it’s striking that she didn’t feel the need to brag about what she did. Pence couldn’t brag about his heroism because his party literally wanted to kill him for doing the right thing. But Pelosi didn’t have that issue. In thi…
It did surprise me that she didn’t call out Scalise for his blatant lie but maybe they’re just used to that? Also it’s striking that she didn’t feel the need to brag about what she did. Pence couldn’t brag about his heroism because his party literally wanted to kill him for doing the right thing. But Pelosi didn’t have that issue. In this celebrity obsessed age, it’s good to be reminded of people who step up because someone needs to and do what’s right because it’s right - not because they’re looking to grandstand about it tomorrow. “Quiet Competence” is a beautiful thing.
It did surprise me that she didn’t call out Scalise for his blatant lie but maybe they’re just used to that? Also it’s striking that she didn’t feel the need to brag about what she did. Pence couldn’t brag about his heroism because his party literally wanted to kill him for doing the right thing. But Pelosi didn’t have that issue. In this celebrity obsessed age, it’s good to be reminded of people who step up because someone needs to and do what’s right because it’s right - not because they’re looking to grandstand about it tomorrow. “Quiet Competence” is a beautiful thing.