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In reply to the discussion: We Need New Democratic Leadership in the House. Pelosi Should Go. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)Congressional leaders are not--and will not--be chosen for their progressive bona fides.
You might not like that, but they will continue to be chosen for their leadership, consensus-building, administrative and legislative skills.
That's just how it is. See, they know--better than you--that in order get legislation through the process, there needs to be people in charge who know the rules of the House (or Senate), and how best to exploit them. "Mister Smith" is not gonna go to Washington and be a dewy-eyed idealist-leader. The ones who know every rule, every game, every legislative trick, every parliamentary procedure, and where all the bodies are buried, are the ones who will get those jobs. And even the uber-progressives will vote for them. Why? Because they want their stuff passed, TOO.
And good thing, too--otherwise, we'd never get ANYTHING passed, even if we had the Speakership.