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(14,657 posts)2naSalit
(86,508 posts)onetexan
(13,034 posts)msongs
(67,381 posts)Maru Kitteh
(28,333 posts)at all.
NBachers
(17,097 posts)vlyons
(10,252 posts)comment about Justice Thomas
Buckle up ReThugs. Leader Jeffries has arrived
Samrob
(4,298 posts)He will not relent nor will he be bullied. Nancy has showed him how.
Samrob
(4,298 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,312 posts)2naSalit
(86,508 posts)Been wondering about that too.
True Dough
(17,296 posts)But at least we have YouTube. There's plenty of amazing clips of Hakeem Jeffries at work there, including the vid I posted in the OP.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,312 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)a long time now, and she continues in congress so she'll be there for him and the caucus.
This video does show he is better at "communication performance" to the public, which didn't use to be such a significant house leader's job, even as speaker.
I'm wondering, though, did Jeffries by any chance absorb some of Nancy's tendency to hand expression from her along the way?
True Dough
(17,296 posts)and he was highly supportive of her as the Dem leader even when there were calls from some observers for younger reps to step up. He bided his time and has earned this opportunity. I'm confident he'll make the most of it and leave many burn marks on the scalded ReThugs.
uponit7771
(90,329 posts)gulliver
(13,180 posts)Every time I hear him anywhere, I'm impressed. Nancy Pelosi has been a giant. I think Jeffries would be a worthy successor.
Wounded Bear
(58,627 posts)mcar
(42,295 posts)And Pelosi will have more time to enjoy Qevin's experience managing his clown show.