Why at 80 plus years old and near the end of her career as Speaker of The House, is it so important for Pelosi to go to Taiwan? Because she desperately wants to be President. She needs to burnish her foreign policy cred and to look tough in the faceoff with the Chinese. There is a distinct possibility that some sort of deal or arrangement has been made to get Kamala to step aside and Biden will name Pelosi as VP. Sometime next year he will resign because of his health, if the Repubs. haven’t already impeached and removed him from office. While I have no problem with a woman becoming President, what a choice between the lesser of two evils. Pelosi or Harris. Sheesh! I would prefer Kristie Noem, but if it had to be a Dem, even Tulsi Gabbard  would be a better choice.