Posted by
Grampus on Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:54:12 PM
This is good news. Perhaps a chink in the armor of the steel-skirted Pelosi? This vote was significantly one-sided…and can only be viewed as a weakening of her domineering leadership of the Democratic party. We can only hope that this trend will continue and lead to toning down Nancy’s radical left agenda.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A week after winning back control of the U.S. Congress, divided Democrats in the House defied incoming speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday and elected Steny Hoyer to be majority leader, a Democratic Party aide said.
Pelosi, a California liberal, had endorsed Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, who helped lead the charge against the Iraq war that was a key factor in races for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The aide said the vote behind closed doors was 149-86.
But Democrats embraced Hoyer, a Maryland moderate who has been Pelosi's deputy while she served the past three years as minority leader. The two have had a somewhat strained relationship.
Pelosi, as expected, was officially nominated to be the first woman speaker of the House.
Grampus