House Broker- Nancy Pelosi doesn’t like to be threatened.
Nancy Pelosi believes in being direct. With the Democratic presidential contest running hot, in March a reporter with Boston TV station NECN asked the House speaker about the possibility of a dream ticket uniting Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Doe eyes wide, the nation’s highest-ranking Democrat flashed her trademark smile ominously.
“I think that the Clinton administration [sic] has fairly ruled that out by proclaiming that Senator McCain would be a better [long pause, dismayed half- laugh] commander-in-chief than Obama. I think that ticket—either way—is impossible.”
Pelosi turned to walk off, then retraced her steps and added, with another half-laugh, “I didn’t want to leave you with any ambiguity.”