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[[Image:Ytr7576.jpg|thumb|right|Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]

[[Image:Ytr7576.jpg|thumb|right|Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi]]

'''Nancy Pelosi''', M.C. is the Representative for the 8th [[Congressional District]] of [[San Francisco]], [[California]] and is the current [[Speaker of the House]] (2007 -), succeeding [[J. Dennis Hastert]]. She is the first woman to become House Speaker.  Pelosi, a [[Democrat]], is among the top ten richest members of the House.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.asp?CID=N00007360&year=2005 opensecrets.org]</ref>

'''Nancy Pelosi''', M.C. is the Representative for the 8th [[Congressional District]] of [[San Francisco]], [[California]] and is the current [[Speaker of the House]] (2007 -), succeeding [[J. Dennis Hastert]]. She is the first woman to become House Speaker.  Pelosi, a [[Democrat]], is among the top ten richest members of the [[House.<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.asp?CID=N00007360&year=2005 opensecrets.org]</ref>

Pelosi prides herself in "being called a liberal" and does not consider herself a "moderate". <ref>Michael Crowley, "Follow the Leader," New Republic, November 25, 2002.</ref> Before becoming Speaker of the House, she was the Congressional Representative for the district containing [[San Francisco]] and has generally been criticized for imposing [[San Francisco values]] on mainstream America.  Senator McCain has called her "one of the great American success stories" and "an inspiration."<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics McCain extends olive branch to Pelosi, Gore]</ref>

Pelosi prides herself in "being called a liberal" and does not consider herself a "moderate". <ref>Michael Crowley, "Follow the Leader," New Republic, November 25, 2002.</ref> Before becoming Speaker of the House, she was the Congressional Representative for the district containing [[San Francisco]] and has generally been criticized for imposing [[San Francisco values]] on mainstream America.  Senator McCain has called her "one of the great American success stories" and "an inspiration."<ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/29/MN0I121CI9.DTL&type=politics McCain extends olive branch to Pelosi, Gore]</ref>

== Trivia ==

== Trivia ==

Michelle Malkin has performed an estimated [[carbon footprint]] calculation for Pelosi based on her expected book tour. August 4th, she’ll be in Boston MA. Tomorrow, she travels to Philadelphia. On Wednesday, she’ll be in Miami and the next day she’ll be in Michigan. Pelosi stands way above the average [[American]] at 105 metric tons of CO². Pelosi's book will likely result in a 10 percent increase this month over the course of the tour. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/04/calculate-nancy-pelosis-carbon-footprint/ C Calculate Nancy Pelosi’s carbon footprint] MichelleMalkin.com, August 4, 2008</ref>

[[Michelle Malkin]] has performed an estimated [[carbon footprint]] calculation for Pelosi based on her expected book tour. August 4th, she traveled to Boston. Ma. August 5th, she traveled to Philadelphia. On August 6th, she’s arrived in Miami and the next day she’ll be in Michigan. Pelosi stands way above the average [[American]] at 105 metric tons of CO². Pelosi's book will likely result in a 10 percent increase this month over the course of the tour. <ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2008/08/04/calculate-nancy-pelosis-carbon-footprint/ C Calculate Nancy Pelosi’s carbon footprint] MichelleMalkin.com, August 4, 2008</ref>

== See also ==

== See also ==