The fallout from Pelosi's loss in the Murtha contest.

Some of the hottest ire came from NY Times columnist Maureen Down and her antagonists. For an example, see Palermo's blog on The Huffington Post.

How women lead: Speaker-to-be Pelosi's first week.

Machiavellian is one way to describe her choice to cut off Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, her past rival for party whip, in his quest for her most recent job as majority leader.
Is setting a new tone on ethics taking a back seat to personal loyalty? Or is she bent on creating unified leadership to better achieve some higher purpose? Time will tell...