Your Speaker of the House, January 2005:


I am pleased. Very pleased.

A narcissistic Bush-bootlicker from Missouri is replaced by a principled (voted against the Iraq resolution) San Francisco liberal. Perfect.

Her previous rival, Martin Frost of Texas, had repeatedly urged the Democratic party to move towards the center. Uh dude, they've gone quite far enough that way for my tastes. No coincidence, then, that he conceded his candidacy due to lack of support.

Preliminary, this is a positive sign as to the direction of the Democrats in congress.