House Democrats have formally elected Nancy Pelosi as House Minority Leader, which is certain to mean chronic irrelevance and minority status for the Democrats far into the future. Front Page Magazine is not impressed with Pelosi's loony lefty views either. The San Francisco Chronicle reassures us, however, that Pelosi "has no intention of tugging her party to the left or imposing her liberal outlook on the rest of the country". It defies common sense that anybody would seek such a leadership post without intending to influence public policy. But then again, a great deal of what Pelosi says defies common sense.

Although the vote is over, Glenn Reynolds shares some good reasons why Harold Ford would have been a better Minority Leader than Pelosi.

UPDATE I just found this cartoon from Roll Call

and there are more cartoons from R.J. Matson here