Pardon me, I still think the Haybasusa analyis is defective. From 1994 to the election of 11/2006, democrats were totally irrelevant in the House. By 11/2006 it was totally apparent that GOP polocies were a stinking turd as the GOP lost control of the House and the Senate. But still, GWB as sitting Prez still had 2 years to go before the American electorate ole heave ho.
Pelosi and the dems had two choices after the election of 11/2006. Either they could adopt the Newt Gingrich 1998 strategy of throwing the entire American government into gridlock, the dem way or the highway, and instead choose to minimize what GWB could do in a democratic caretaker government. Secure in the knowledge that keeping a fuctioning American government the dems would surely take over 100% in 11/2008 was better than collapsing the entire American government. That way. when the dems took over, there would be a government left to save and build upon after 11/2008.
The sad failure was that no one ever antisipated how badly GOP policies would damage the American economy as the financial melt down hit like a bombshell on 9/2008cementing a giant dem win in the election of 11/2008.
Thereafter Pelosi failed to lead, and instead of leading she pandered when she and Reis should have lead.
And because she and Reid did not lead, what worked in 11/2006 turned to shit in
11/2008. For the next 2 years the dems in the Senate may mean something, but no matter who the dems in the house pick as fearless leader, for the next 2 years the dems will be totally irrelevant in the house.
In MHO, this whole Pelosi thread is about as relevant as deciding who reaggranged the deck chairs on the the Titanic.
Pelosi could of woulda maybe avoided the iceberg, she did not, and that is now history.