Administering The Pelosi High Colonic: Virginia Foxx Of Winston-Salem Shines!

It almost worked this morning, like it has worked before. The Pelosi, that is.

It's much like the technique Tom Wolfe recounted in his classic essay 'Mau-Mauing The Flak-Catchers'.


Here's how it works:

Take one Democrat CongressWoman, reasonably attractive (no Bella Abzug types will do) dress her nicely, wind her up, put her in front of the House Rules committee, and let her go. The assignment--talk, talk, talk. Lie mendaciously. Lie boldly. When one of the well-raised respectable GOP gentlemen members addresses her rant with the facts, have her rant some more, and change the subject. Never allow any of them to complete a thought, much less a sentence. Make the nice GOP gents look and feel uncomfortable, 'cuz she's dressed up to look like Mom, or the nice lady who taught them in Sunday School. They wuz' raised to respect Momma and the Nice Sunday School Lady. Good boys don't talk back to Momma or Sunday School Lady!

Even if you were clobbered in the last election, and are in the minority by a wide margin, pretend it never ever happened. Talk, talk, talk. Condescend, condescend. Lie, lie, lie, lie, and never ever take a breath. Perform a Pelosi on everyone in the room.

So this morning, Louise was designated to dress up and perform a Pelosi on the GOP members of the rules committee. OS could see the discomfort in the faces of a few GOP members, but Rep. Steve King (an old hand, who has seen this often before), was able to turn her back a bit.

The coup-de-grace came from another GOP member, Virginia Foxx, of North Carolina.

She actually is a nice grandmother and church lady. It was wonderful to see her administer a counter-Pelosi, a Pelosi High Colonic, as it were. She quietly noted Slaughter's stream of invective and lies, and sweetly responded, 'I think, if we will actually examine the record, because I just did, that Ms. Slaughter's memory may not be quite as...well...accurate as she might wish it to be.' She never actually had to say, 'You're a lying bitch, Nancy!' That thought was left to echo throughout the minds of everyone in the room.

It was a lovely moment, and here's a big-ole bow in the direction of Mr. King and Mrs. Foxx.

Hopefully, Speaker Boehner will spot her for the talent she is, and the sweet presence she is. There will be many more Pelosi High Colonics to administer in the years ahead.

And, Mr. Speaker--you are a nice man who loves Hiz Momma. Just remember who won the election, and don't let anybody do a Pelosi on you or your members.