nancy pelosi kicks ass

"Ms. Pelosi is a huge Dead fan." her spokesperson was quoted as saying in a recent New York Times article. not only is she a cute little firecracker, as i remarked to brianna yesterday, but she was just sworn in as the first ever female speaker of the house and to celebrate she got to rock out with members of one of her favorite bands.

here she is backstage at her $1000 a plate funraiser with her hubby and mickey hart (on her left)






she's gotta be the biggest thorn in the side of the president that the house of representatives has to offer. kick ass. so about this insane dinner thing she had:

Pelosi's "House Democratic Leadership & The House Democratic CaucusFor a Celebration Concert Honoring Speaker Nancy Pelosi"
featured
Tony Bennett, Carole King, and Wyclef Jean…
And your house band featuring Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Warren Haynes, Mike Gordon, and special guests…With special appearances by Amy Brenneman and Richard Gere.

so, thats : bob weir, mickey hart & bill kreutzmann of the grateful dead.
bruce hornsby of solo infamy and also of the grateful dead
mike gordon of phish
warren haynes of the allman brothers and gov't mule.

thats pretty spectacular. and then you throw in richard gere....awesome.

this guy is pretty fucking great tambien:



maureen dowd's nytimes piece on pelosi today.

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/tsc.html?URI=http://select.nytimes.com/2007/01/06/opinion/06dowd.html&OQ=_rQ3D1&OP=1acd6666Q2FQ25lYRQ25iZe88iQ25MQ3CQ3CQ2FQ25Q3CQ26Q25Q3CuQ258Q5EQ3E.Q3E8.Q25Q3Cug8lgVIi3s