Pelosi Fails First Test of Leadership as Hoyer Defeats Murtha
Other than unanimously being elected the first woman Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi had a rough day today. She put her power and influence into getting her friend Jack Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) elected House Majority Leader, and got skunked. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) won the post by a vote of... Sign in to see full entry.