But why? She is, after all,
the leader of the House of Representatives, so that should mean
something. Pelosi may have no problem in her home district of San
Francisco, but she would find Massachusetts a bit less liberal-friendly
than most people assume.

And there is the rub – some say that
Pelosi transcends progressiveness and heads straight into the realm of
full-blown liberal. As progressive as Mike is and as progressive as Ted
was, they both know how to play to both sides of the aisle – full blown
liberalism wouldn't have played for either of them in the long-term.
Ever.

So she comes to town to give the nod to Mike. Political
proclivity and reality aside, for you and yours, that means that the
top of the leadership in the House has the faith in Mike Capuano to be
the next Senator from Massachusetts. There is a serious upside to this.

In
an era where political newcomers are still in vogue, the uphill battle
that Mike has in this election, outside of the shortness of time until
the Primary, is hammering into every voter's head that a Washington
insider is exactly what we need in our next Senator. Yes, you read that
right.

And that's why the voters of this Primary should be
impressed with Speaker Pelosi's endorsement of Mike Capuano for Senate
– because we need more than the regular flash in the pan candidate for
Senate – we need down in the trenches experience, period. Experience
that a hard working, intelligent and dedicated candidate who is already
way ahead of the others when it comes to political maneuvering in
Washington DC can deliver.