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Originally Posted by Rickypt
It's very doubtful that I would, and it's my district. I'm not ready to toss out a tireless champion for many progressive causes and the first woman Speaker of the House for a carpetbagger.
As Chris said, it has only been 1/4 of the Congress. The Senate has been the main problem in getting stuff done. There is also the reality that the Dems have a slim majority in the House, an extremely slim majority in the Senate and Bush is still President.
I'm not happy with everything Pelosi has done. I think she should have kept sending the war funding bill with timeline for withdrawal over and over again to Bush. I also think she should allow for impeachment hearings. If things don't improve on this by the end of this year, then I'd be more supportive of a challenge to her. Not sure it has to be Sheehan, though.
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If I were able to vote in that particular race, what I would do is vote for Mrs. Sheehan in the primary to send a message to Nancy Pelosi that she has to do more in regards to a withdrawal from Iraq. And she must consider her stance on impeachment, at the very least with regards to Vice President Cheney.
Also, you are correct about our slim majority in both houses of Congress. We do not have the votes to override a presidential veto. And since the next election is a year and a half out, we're stuck. We can only hope to win it all in '08 or at least pick up enough seats to restore some type of checks and balances to the system.