House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is in a class of her own when it comes to vilifying her political opponents. Asked about what Republicans have to say about Democrat policies, she said, “It means nothing to me. I consider the source and I consider them to be stuck in a poverty of ideas. They have none, and that’s where they had to go.” She went on, “I think people are tired of that, they want to know ‘what are your ideas about job creation?’ They have none. ‘What are your ideas about taking us forward on protecting the environment?’ … ‘Investing in the future? Passing an immigration bill?’ … They have no plans. They don’t govern. They have no initiatives for the future, so they make personal attacks.” It’s quite obvious that she thinks the federal government is the only solution, and if Republicans oppose that, they “have no plans.” Yet the federal government mauls everything it touches.