We must continue to fight for a public option and for continued protection of women’s rights. Yet, in the final analysis, we’ve only just begun. The real ugly is the loss of the public option. The bad is the limits placed on a woman’s right to abortion. The bill increased Medicaid coverage amounts which will help African Americans and persons of color who are more economically disadvantaged. Unfortunately all of these conditions seem to affect blacks to a greater degree. African Americans are denied for pre-existing high blood pressure, diabetes and heart condition. Women are denied for pregnancy, prior caesarean and many other forms of female related conditions. Insurers cannot deny us for pre-existing conditions which disproportionately affect women and African Americans. Insurance companies can no longer cancel a policy because someone files a claim. Almost 32 million uninsured Americans will now be covered. There’s good, bad and ugly in the health care bill. Her actions speak volumes to women and advocates for women’s rights. NY), she threw women under the bus to get the votes. She bent to the pro-life forces and accepted tight abortion limits in the bill. That meant she favored the anti-abortion law makers to seek final votes. Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi thought she had to think like a man to get the votes. In the words of comedian Steve Harvey’s book, Speaker Pelosi did “act like a woman and think like a man”. As an African American native of Baltimore, I revel in the pride that it took a native Baltimore woman and an African American president to pass the health care bill. She is cut of the same cloth as her political family, father and brother, Thomas D’Alessandro, III, also a former mayor of Baltimore. I grew up in Baltimore hearing stories about her father, mayor Tommy D’Alessandro, Jr. Her father knew a thing or two about getting votes. She is a native of Baltimore and daughter of former Baltimore mayor Thomas D’Alessandro, Jr. Speaker Pelosi comes from a long line of political vote getters. The Washington Post attributes her as being one of history’s most skilled vote getters. Nancy Pelosi is extraordinary in her political prowess. She accomplished what no men before her could do. She acted with grace under fire and pressure. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first female speaker of the House ran with the big dogs and won.
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