<p><a href=“http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376213,00.html[/url]”>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376213,00.html</a></p>
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Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the House, portrays herself as a polite, grandmotherly lady. Don’t believe it for a second. Would your grandmother ever say, “If people are ripping your face off, you have to rip their face off” (Pelosi’s approach to handling attacks from Republicans)? How about “If you take the knife off the table, it’s not very frightening anymore”</p>
<p>The 66-year-old San Francisco lawmaker is an aggressive, hyperpartisan liberal pol who is the Democrats’ version of Tom DeLay, minus the ethical and legal problems of the former Republican House leader. She opposed the Gulf War and in a 1996 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle said, “I pride myself in being called a liberal” and “I don’t consider myself a moderate.” </p>
<p>Pelosi carries a chip on her shoulder, believing that fellow Democrats and media </p>