Pelosi: ‘I Take Great Pride’ in Being Called a San Francisco Liberal

PELOSI: "They’re afraid of me. A reflection of the bankruptcy. They have no ideas. They’re going after health care, going after working families in such a trickling down way. But you know what, I’m effective. I’m effective in getting the resources necessary to win the election, more importantly I’m an effective legislator, and I’m a leader who’s unifying and they want to present something different to the public. But quite frankly when they call me a liberal, especially when they call me a San Francisco liberal, I take great pride in that appalachian. But I don’t like them making it implying that there’s something wrong with being from San I don’t mind what they say about me, but I’m very defensive about what they might say about my city. I said to the candidates, just win, this is so important, it’s not even about Democrats or Republicans, it’s about our country, it’s about following the guidance of our founders. Epluribu S unum, for many, one, they knew we had to strive for we will win. I say to commentators who are not on the ground or listening to the ground, we will win. And people have to believe that we will win and act upon that belief. So I’m confident, I don’t know how big it will be, I hope it will be a big victory so we can also win the Senate. I know we’ll win governorships. It’s so exciting, Gillum, Adam, James, attorney general, all of these victories, such a transformative election for our country. But it’s really about our constitution, it’s about a system of checks and balances. That enables us to go forward in a way that honors the Constitution as it unifies the country. That’s what we will do on the first day of Congress, to have a bill that our rules package that comes forth that says we will have transparency so the public can see how they are affected by public policy and legislation. We will have bipartisanship to try to reach out so that we can, again, unify our country. This is a very special time. As horrible of some of it is in terms of what the administration and the Republicans are saying, not all Republicans are saying that, but the ones in Congress are, that’s an opportunity for us to say we can do things differently. We can be respectful of other views, and we can get results for the American people. It’s pretty — it’s a pretty exciting time. But I — I’ve said over and over, and you’ve heard me say it and others say it, this is the most important election of our time. Each election seems to be, but nothing is crucial as this."