Nancy Pelosi Drinks the Roger Clemens Kool-Aid Too

One would have thought our distinguished Speaker of the House had learned something from Roger Clemens (see my last blog). Or at least she would have someone on staff who listens to sports talk radio.

Turns out she did actually have someone on her staff, however, who attended the 2003 CIA briefings on water torture. Regardless of whether Nancy Pelosi herself was briefed in person or it was just the staffer who oops, forgot to take notes, The Speaker is going "all-in" too with blistering attacks on the CIA, George Bush, George Washington, George Burns, Boy George - basically anyone who she hopes won't do an Andy Pettite presser and blow her latest story apart.

In my critique of Roger Clemens' horrendous new PR campaign, I particularly noted that attacking the media, whose writers select the Baseball Hall of Fame, wasn't a bright idea. So how do you think the CIA will react when they hear Ms. Pelosi has declared all-out-war on them?

Think of it this way - who would you be more afraid of in a street fight? People who attend baseball games for living or a sophisticated, lethal giant who primarily collects and leaks information on mortal enemies?

While it's been established that Roger Clemens is repeatedly trying to play the same weak hand, Nancy Pelosi seems to be making up her strategy on-the-fly. Not a recipe for winning at poker when across the table sits the world champion of bluff. And in our 24/7 world of instant news, Pelosi's PR moves are fraught with big-time danger.

Know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away. Pelosi could have been statesman-like and took the hit. Instead, she's "all-in."

Too bad I never find people like Nancy and Roger at my table in Vegas.