Pelosi gets a bad rap caused by effective propaganda on the right. This is probably one of our strongest speakers as she is effective and gets bills passed mostly as wanted. It is a pity that the Senate is ineffective!
From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Pelosi has been named a 2009 loser in a new poll.
(CNN) – Americans don’t believe House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or Congressional Republicans had a particularly good 2009: Both were labeled "losers" in a just-released Gallup poll.
According to the new poll, 50 percent of those surveyed thought Pelosi is among the "losers" of the year while 52 percent said the same for Republicans in Congress. Conversely, only 39 percent think Pelosi is a "winner" while 38 percent gave positive marks to GOP members of congress.
As for other political losers of the year, 61 percent identified South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson – who earned fame after his "You Lie!" outburst at President Obama – and 63 percent named South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, whose exploits with an Argentinean woman were well documented last summer.
But Americans thought the biggest political losers of 2009 were Tareq and Michaele Salahi, whose last name became a verb after the two crashed a White House State Dinner last month. Seventy percent of those surveyed said the Salahi’s were losers while only 16 percent identified them as winners.
When it comes to the year’s winners, Michelle Obama gets the highest marks with 73 percent of Americans giving the first lady high marks. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton comes in a close second with 70 percent of those surveyed giving her the thumbs up. Rounding out the list is President Obama with 58 percent, and newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with 57 percent.
Americans were less decided on four other political figures of 2009: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, radio talk-show host Glenn Beck, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. None received more than 50 percent as either a "winner" or a "loser." Palin came close though: 49 percent of those surveyed thought she was a loser; 46 percent said she was a winner.
The poll surveyed 1,025 Americans from December 11-13 and carries a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
