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March 26, 2007
Happy Birthday Nancy!!!
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is currently the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and is the first woman to hold that position. She is also the first Californian and the first person of Italian descent to become Speaker. She is also the second person from west of the Rocky Mountains to hold the post, after fellow Democrat Tom Foley of Washington. Before becoming Speaker, she was the House Minority Leader from 2002 to 2007, holding the post during the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses of the United States. She is the first Democratic Speaker of the 21st Century.Since 1987, she has represented the 8th Congressional District of California, which includes four-fifths of the City and County of San Francisco. The district was numbered as the 5th during Pelosi's first three terms in the House.
Pelosi ranks second in the line of presidential succession, following Vice President Dick Cheney. She is the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. Government; no woman has ever been closer in line to the U.S. presidency.
One of the most powerful women on the planet, plus a former Maryland Resident and I didn't even know it was her birthday. And yes, I put the excessively long block quote in just to include the happy news that she's second in line to the presidency. I know every time Bush gets in more trouble for one or another of his criminal schemes that I know responsible leadership is just a heartbeat away. And she's become quite the blogger lately! If you haven't checked out her blog The Gavel you should. Anyway, she sure does prove that 60 is the new 40, my goodness, I would have never guessed she was 67!
[via BobGeiger]
Read more over at Wikipedia and Speaker of the House's website.
Posted by Jamison at March 26, 2007 3:19 PM
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