 The sense of disquiet in the Democratic Party from Pelosi and others was further amplified by an article in the New York Times by George Clooney yesterday, titled, I love Joe Biden, but we need a new nominee. A lifelong Democrat who helped raise $30 million for the president at an event last month, Clooney wrote, we can put our heads in the sand and pray for a miracle in November, or we can speak the truth.