Kimberly Field's Blog

Posted by Kimberly Field Jan 21, 2007

As the news swirls around Hillary Clinton’s bid for the 2008 presidential race, let’s not forget about Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s ascend to power. The representative of California became the first woman speaker of the 110th Congress early this month. It was a remarkable win for her, and for women, that has never been done by any woman in over 200 years.

Republicans grudgingly acknowledged the unprecedented feat and have tipped their elephant hats to the woman that ascended to power after a whirl wind of a mid-election race.

“This is an historic moment for the women of America. It’s a moment for which we have waited for over 200 years “Rep. Pelosi said.

Promising a new era of cooperation after years of partisan gridlock, the new House has a lot of ground to cover. From stem-cell research, raising the minimum wage, to the war in Iraq, there seems little time to celebrate. The mission is bipartisanship with the Democrats promising a new day and a new direction.

Pelosi has come out roaring with a blunt warning to President Bush’s war plans for Iraq. “The American people rejected an open-ended obligation to a war without end, “she said.

Keeping on the positive path, Senator Claire McCaskill, the newly elected Democrat from Missouri, agrees with Pelosi’s position and knows that the American people are looking for changes from this new House. McCaskill is one of the 16 women in the Senate.