she was hired to do a job and has not done it. Add to that that she is not owed any seat and I don;t see any problem with encouraging others to run against her.

well she is a primary challenger for Nancy so she pretty much has to be a dem, also here are some of her policy positions, that may help assure you, and I happen to agree about the EC;

ISSUES SHIRLEY IS ON THE TABLE FOR:

Accountability in government (impeachment)
Our House of Representatives was given the right (and obligation) in our Constitution created by our Founding Fathers to investigate and take action when improprieties have been brought to its attention. Whole books have been written on the actions of the current administration and George Bush has admitted in public that he has acted in ways inconsistent with his duties to uphold our Constitution. So Congress must act and do so expediently. To answer the question of "why bother?" - First, the world is watching what we the people do here. We no longer have allies in the world community and if we continue to be sheep we will no longer be welcome as meaningful participants. Second, if we allow lawlessness of our supposed elected officials, what kind of precedent does that set for future administrations? Even this past year, Blackwater and Halliburton have been constructing 200 "detention centers" here on American soil for the "growing domestic insurgency." And just recently, the FBI has granted permission for small businesses with security guards, under martial law, to be able to shoot at American citizens (google "infragard"). What next? - this madness must be stopped.

Bringing home the troops from Iraq (within 90 days)
There is adequate evidence that we were given flagrantly wrong information that caused many members of Congress to believe that it was necessary to invade Iraq. As a result, not only have many of our brave soldiers given the ultimate sacrifice, but many more have returned home to an inadequate care system. Plus millions of Iraqi citizens have been killed, their infrastructure destroyed and their environment polluted with depleted uranium. Is it any wonder that the remaining people are in an uproar? The longer we stay, the more we are hated. Congress has the power of the purse strings-yet, every time, this administration asks for billions more for the occupation of Iraq, our House and Senate agrees. No more! A clear plan has been set forth by Congressman Dennis Kucinich in the House to transfer authority to UN peacekeeping forces and, upon approval, bring our troops home within 90 days.

Single-payer healthcare (HR676)
Here in California, many concerned citizens have been working on sharing information on SB 840, a bill for single-payer universal health care. It is not enough to say that one is in favor of universal health care-that keeps dollars that Americans need to live on, going to the administration of insurance companies, sometimes as much as 30% of premiums. Again, Congress is sitting on a plan, (HR 676-the Conyers-Kucinich bill), that would reduce those costs down to 3-4% and provide the kind of healthcare that all the other "rich" nations of the world already have. It was recently reported that Americans rank 27th in their "healthiness" compared with the rest of the world, yet guess who spends the most?

Ending NAFTA & the WTO
What sounded like a clever idea to some, "let's employ the under-employed of the world" and lift other countries' economies, has had a devastating effect on our employment and economy here at home. And these principles are not only being applied to manufacturing jobs, in places where workers' rights and protective environmental principles are often ignored, but in the field of technology as well. Let's institute "fair" trade policies that give all countries and all workers what they deserve.

Abolishing the electoral college
When our country was founded, it was felt that this type of representation would be most helpful in having the election finished and confirmed quickly because of the great distance between voting areas. But with such a large population currently, all very well connected, it seems so much more appropriate that we simply tally the "popular" vote, i.e. one voter=one vote. This prevents campaigning for our Presidential election to be focused in certain states, while virtually ignoring others. At the same time, all citizens' right to vote must be protected, from the registration process through to the tallying and transmission process, ensuring that there is no corruptible software or administrative personnel processes.

Stopping human-induced climate disruption
Our energy policies need to be examined with a fine-tooth comb. And besides our government and corporations taking responsibility for making sure we have a healthy planet, individuals will want to be more participatory in learning what habits they can change. Education at a very young age will be crucial!

. . . more to come

hey thanks for giving up before even getting started...

what it's going to solve. What happens if Nancy is defeated. We can't impeach Bush, he's already out of office.

Is it to send a message? Personally, what I think is a liberal Congresswoman was defeated in San Francisco for not being liberal enough. I don't see how that's going to scare Blue Dogs in say Indiana or North Carolina.

Defeat Blue Dogs in those states, get progressives elected, then we'll talk. This is San Francisco, i've been there, I'm like a Republican there.

"the belief she was totally Anti-Clinton"

Ah, I see the hidden agenda now.  I should have considered the source.
Not that Pelosi shouldn't be replaced, of course.

That's not the point.  

And, if anything, the fact that Nancy Pelosi supports the Democrat running for President, this year, that is a plus for her.  But it doesn't outweigh the incredibly bad performance of her and the whole Democratic Congress in not standing up to a 23%-approval president.

it has gotten at least a few trolls to out themselves in this and kosnomore's diary. They rail and weep and insult and show exactly how they really do support McLame/Bush's agenda just like Nancy does.

have a big problem with wanting to primary Nancy. If the people of San Francisco really feel their views aren't correctly represented, then so be it.

But don't expect it to make any difference in the rest of country. If Nancy Pelosi loses, it's only going to spun as "Liberal San Francisco out of touch again"

Mark Pera's loss to my showed the failure of the progressive agenda in moderately Democratic districts. Donna Edwards didn't surprise me because Maryland-04 is a really liberal district. Illinois-03 is moderately liberal. That's the type of district we need to win to start making noise and we got slaughtered there.

BTW, Illinois-03 was Obama's worst district in Illinois in the primary.

but you can't just up and leave and have it turn into Iran-lite or go fundamentalist.

It's an Iran-lite government protected by American forces that they loathe.

If you don't want to "just get out" because we need to just get out, then consider that maybe we need to disentangle ourselves quickly for more pressing matters, like the possibility of a wider military escalation in eastern Europe.  It would be a shame to see things suddenly become sticking in Ukraine and know we don't have much leverage because we have our dick stuck in a zipper in Iraq.  That would be a grave dishonor to the generations of Americans that stood up to Soviet machine for fifty years.  

As for impeachment...  It might have been politically disastrous, but taking it off the table so publicly just encouraged newer and worse constitutional abuses by the Bush executive branch.  If they didn't want to really impeach Bush, they should have kept that to themselves.