Nancy Pelosi is failing the democratic party

According to The Hill newsletter, Pelosi wants to give Bush all the free air time he wants to sell his SS reform plan without rebuttal from Dems. Then Nancy proposes a "barrage" from Dems over President's Day weekend, when no one will be watching television.

A college freshman could come up with a better media strategy than this one. Its not like there aren't resources available where our Dem leaders can learn better media strategies. They're just to lazy to bother.

Hold your fire
“Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.” That was House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) advice to her colleagues at a closed-door breakfast on Thursday. Democrats have been relatively subdued in their criticism of the president’s plan to offer personal accounts for Social Security, allowing the White House to get out in front of the issue, before the real barrage begins. Look for Democrats to talk solely about Social Security over the president’s day recess in two weeks.
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Everyone knows how well this strategy worked for Kerry!

please write call/fax/email Nancy Pelosi and let her know how you feel about her 'leadership'

mailto: sf.nancy [at] mail.house.gov
http://www.house.gov/pelosi/contact/contact.html

sample letter from democratic underground:

Dear Rep. Pelosi,
For years I have made it clear that if I were on my death bed and had only one wish to be granted, it would be to meet you in person and tell you of my respect admiration, and affection for you. It pains and embarrasses me to even presume to give you advice on how to run a war, but I must.

Either there is way too much about parliamentary procedure I don't know, or this strategy of "hold your fire" is simply wrong.
This is the strategy that lost the presidential race for Kerry. No longer are we the go along to get along, subservient democrats.
We are the fighting wedge, the boiled-down, toughened up troops with long memories. This fight is the opening battle to throw out the harbingers of fascism who have seized power right here, destroying our noble experiment.

I, for one, and virtually everyone I talk to are sick and tired of half hearted measures, and from now on we are going for the throat.

Please lead us in this fight, because, leader or no, we are going to fight, fight hard, and either win or be road kill.
No compromise, no hold your fire. Hit them high, hit them low, but HIT THEM NOW!

Respectfully and angrily yours,