RE: media asking (Hoyer choice by Dems) "what does this say about Pelosi's leadersh

[AlinPA]

, blah, blah.." can keep on saying it. She is tougher than they think and she will surprise them and their republican associates.

[rocktivity]

1. Randi Rhodes says she stood by Murtha purely out of loyalty

and that Hoyer will be a built-in check and balance. So maybe Pelosi went into this knowing she was going to lose--and knowing how much stronger she'd look when she reunited the party leadership anyway.

:headbang:
rocknation

[geek tragedy]

2. Well, we can delude ourselves or we can admit

that she botched this one--she picked a needless fight and lost.

She's a smart, tough woman--but she's not perfect.

[AlinPA]

3. I'll buy that. Lets check back in a year or so. I'm betting she looks tough and successful

[geek tragedy]

4. I suspect so. I'd rather have her fuck up

when dealing with Steny Hoyer than when dealing with Karl Rove.

[featherman]

5. No big deal actually...early media "loss" in a procedural leadership race

takes some of the performance pressure off Madame Speaker. Talking heads need something to talk about and this will be a 2 day wonder before we move on to the important business on hand.

Still it is amusing that the chattering class is in a little swoon because the Congressional Dems had an actual contested, democratic election. Someone won and someone lost. Get over it.

The alternative?:I guess the preferred governing model of these crypto-fascist commentators is unquestioned loyalty to a Supreme Leader. Yucchh.

[NC_Nurse]

6. Sounds like she's a leader and not

a dictator - like "The Hammer" for instance.
Good. We don't need a bunch of sycophants who'll do anything to stay in lockstep. Been there, done that.