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about the author of a book on Nancy Pelosi who was giving a talk on his book. He celebrated, celebrated, that Pelosi was appointed to her House seat by her predecessor on her death bed. This woman, dying, said that she knew who she wanted to succeed her and named Nancy Pelosi who, at the time, was a housewife to a wealthy San Francisco businessman. Pelosi, summoned, "could not refuse." The author then went on to talk about Pelosi as a House member, and said nothing whatever about the electoral process.
Here in San Diego, Duncan Hunter was just elected to his first term in the House. That's right, I said "first term." His father has just sort of quietly retired. I wonder how many in the polling booth thought they were voting for the father.
This is how oligarchies are made.
