The Amazon Referendum

The publication of a new book is an exciting moment. Believe me, you get a tingle as you wait and see what others think of your effort. Usually a process that began 12 to 18 months earlier with a blank screen on your word processor.

Or it could be a nighmare as in the case of Nancy Pelosi's just penned bomb.

I think it is indicative of her tenure as speaker that out of the 232 reviews on Amazon, a whopping 214 are 1 star reviews. I am sure most of these people would have gone lower (much lower) if they could.

Timing is critical in the publishing world, and whoever brought this mess to press should have considered that the leader of the 9% Congress and the most avid opponent of off shore oil drilling when gas is $5 a gallon might catch some flak.

Right now Nancy and company think they are going to pick up 30 seats in the house, a 60 plus seat majority in the senate and the Oval Office. Granted they are running against republicans, but I think there is a chance that all of those predictions fall short.

And Nancy it is a long long drop from House Speaker to ordinary Congressman.