Slate has a good point on Pelosi
But despite her formidable political skills?even the Wall Street Journal acknowledged that she’s smart and telegenic and hard-working?her tenure as House Democratic leader, which hasn’t even begun yet, has been a complete disaster from a PR standpoint. Perhaps the Democrats would be best advised to once again take a page from the Republicans: The GOP has an effective leader and party strategist who fires up the party base. His name is Tom DeLay, and he’s not the No. 1 House Republican. Pelosi needs a puppet. Too bad Denny Hastert is already spoken for.