If Bush and Cheney both die or are incapacitated, Nancy Pelosi becomes President. Is that good or bad?

Question

For what it's worth, she'd also become the first woman president.

Answer 1

It depends on what side of the political spectrum you stand on. Most Democrats would like it because she is a Democrat. Most Republicans would hate it, because she is a Democrat. Moderates in general would not see it as good or bad, but would rather take a wait and see attitude which is true to their moderate nature. Presidents are not as powerful as people would like to believe. They are still subject to balance of powers and must get their agendas past Congress. With less than 2 years to act in the office, I doubt she would accomplish much either good or bad.

Answer 2

If, the biggest little word in the English language. I think it would be a good thing, not that N. Pelosi would become president but it would show the world that the American government is stable and has a system of backups that cannot be tampered with because of the popularity of the people involved. I do not think that Ms. Pelosi would be an very effective leader as she is to far to the left in the political spectrum. But IF, there is that word again, she was to become president I am sure that the life of the country would go on because of the checks and balances in our constitution.

Answer 3

Good in that there would be a line of sucsession. Bad in that the thought of Pelosi being President elected or not scares the hell out of me. I really don't see someone that liberal being President with a Democrat controlled Congress as a good thing.

The only hope I would have is many of the people who replaced Republicans in Congress ran on more conservative issues than the liberals in leadership stand for. They could team with moderates and conservatives from both sides of the aisle and rein in the liberals.

Bipartisanship-- What a novel concept. Maybe it should have been tried more often in the last twelve years. And in case you are interested-- I think BOTH parties are were at fault on that.

Answer 4

It looks like the worst people can come up with is that she is a politiciqn like every other politician. So I guess it couldn't be worse. I think it wouldn't be a bad thing...she would have to watch her a ss more than any other elected president would have to. And it would probably be the only way a woman could become president. So I would go with 'good' thing. But I think you could put Reagan's monkey 'Bonzo' in there and it couldn't be worse. IMO

Answer 5

It is bad because whatever happened just hurt/killed our president and vice-president. That would be sad and bad.

The constitution does not specifically say "speaker of the house". It says an officer of Congress. Congress specifically listed the chain of succession, which goes from Speaker and ends at the US Diplomatic core, with the Amb. to the UN being the first of the Ambassadors. IN between are cabinet members.

It is doubtful anyone would bring a court challenge to Pelosi's succession, but it could happen.

Answer 6

nicely, apart from thrashing Hillary to the punch as first woman American president, she could restoration FISA, provide up the torture, start up the drawdown technique in Iraq, override Bush's veto of SCHIP, and set the point for Hillary's innauguration. yet Bush and Cheney do no longer would desire to die for those good issues to take place. they might only do the honorable factor and renounce. by using ways, Alpha male, it wasn't unlawful whilst Newt did it in the time of Clinton's admin, and it isn't any longer unlawful now. And Laura wore an identical head wrap whilst she visited the middle east, only like Jackie O wore it whilst she replaced into first woman. including: Alpha, i did no longer say which you stated it replaced into unlawful. I stated it is not unlawful. only like it wasn't unlawful whilst Newt did it and made statements in conflict with our then president's distant places coverage. And while you will desire to even see the top-wrap as an illustration of subservience, others see it as an illustration of cultural deference. it is noted as international family for a reason.

Answer 7

For what it's worth, what does this story tell you about Nancy Pelosi

Democratic Logic.

And now she is Speaker of the House!!!!!!!!! Third in line for the Presidency.

Don't think it won't happen, this is how Gerald Ford became President.

Obviously, this woman has a very limited knowledge of economics! She is almost as scary as Hillary.

Published: October 22, 2006

Nancy Pelosi condemned the new record highs of the stock market as "just another example of Bush policies helping the rich get richer".

"First Bush cut taxes for the rich and the economy has rebounded with new record low unemployment rates, which only means wealthy employers are getting even wealthier at the expense of the underpaid working class".


She went on to say "Despite the billions of dollars being spent in Iraq our economy is still strong and government tax revenues are at all time highs. "What this really means is" that business is exploiting the war effort and working Americans, just to put money in their own pockets".

When questioned about recent stock market highs she responded "Only the rich benefit from these record highs. Working Americans, welfare recipients, the unemployed and minorities are not sharing in these obscene record highs".

"There is no question these windfall profits and income created by the Bush administration need to be taxed at 100% rate and those dollars redistributed to the poor and working class".

"Profits from the stock market do not reward the hard work of our
working class who, by their hard work, are responsible for generating these corporate profits that create stock market profits for the rich.


We in congress will need to address this issue to either tax these
profits or to control the stock market to prevent this unearned income to flow to the rich".

When asked about the fact that over 80% of all Americans have
investments in mutual funds, retirement funds, 401K's, and the stock market she replied "That may be true, but probably only 5% account for 90% of all these investment dollars. That's just more "trickle down" economics claiming that if a corporation is successful that everyone from the CEO to the floor sweeper benefit from higher wages and job security which is ridiculous". How much of this "trickle down" ever get to the unemployed and minorities in our county? None, and that's the tragedy of these stock market highs."

"We democrats are going to address this issue after the election when we take control of the congress. We will return to the 60% to 80% tax rates on the rich and we will be able to take at least 30% of all current lower Federal Income Tax taxpayers off the roles and increase government income substantially. We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income in our country and at the same time limiting the amount the rich can invest."

When asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, she replied "We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long ways to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as"Americans"

A Bush spokesman responded to this interview by saying "Mrs. Pelosi has set a new standard for the spin business".

Answer 8

You are correct - as of January when the new Congress comes in, she's next in line.

I don't think Americans know much about her, or intended this. Then again, they didn't know who Dennis Hastert was either.

I think the Democrats are bad in the issue of national security. Weak. I think it would be a bad thing.

Answer 9

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Liberals complain about Bush having cronies, good ol' boys, etc.

What on earth do they think of pelosi supporting that criminal Alcee Hastings?!!. She would've insisted on his appointment to head the House Intelligence Committee if her fellow dems had not restrained her!

Answer 10

Hahaha why do you think they hate her so much?
The thought of a woman President frightens them.