One of the most striking images of Nancy Pelosi’s storied career was when Hank Paulson, the Republican Treasury secretary, went down on bended knee in the White House to beg her to save the US economy.
The fact that it was Pelosi, a Democratic Speaker, to whom George W. Bush’s henchman turned to bail out the US in the midst of the 2008 financial meltdown will not be lost on history.
Loading...
Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.
