Good news!

I am pleased that the Democrats did the right thing and selected Steny Hoyer instead of Crooked Jack Murtha as their Majority Leader. The 149 to 86 vote is a major embarrassment to Nancy Pelosi and is a sign that the Dems may really want to move their party in a constructive direction.

Next we will see what happens with the Alcee Hastings mess. After this black eye Pelosi may well trim her sails a bit.

Best of all it is a major league smackdown of Crooked Jack Murtha. We need more such comeuppances in our political world.