pterodactyls:

abbyjean:

via think progress, Earlier this week, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) put out a press release criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) comments on Afghanistan, saying that Gen. Stanley McChrystal should “put her in her place.” Today, Pelosi responded during her weekly briefing:

It’s really sad that they really don’t understand how inappropriate that is. I’m in my place. I’m the speaker of the House — the first woman speaker of the House. And I’m in my place because the House of Representatives voted me there.

Reminds me of Hillary Clinton’s reply when asked what her husband thought of what she was doing a few months ago:

“My husband is not the secretary of state — I am. You ask my opinion; I will tell you my opinion. I’m not going to channel my husband.”

She was widely criticized for it, of course, because people are assholes, but this month’s issue of GOOD smartly uses it to support why she’s such an effective Secretary of State.

The article isn’t online yet (they’re releasing their list of the ‘Good 100’ on the website a handful at a time), I’ll link when it is.