in the last cycle. she an easy tart, and politicians love easy targets. and easier to do the guilt by association thing, than, you know, to actually discuss the real issues. steve in california, i'm a registered democrat, but pelosi is the problem. she hijacked the president's guidance and policy direction which resulted in the nationwide disdain for incumbents and gave the tea party legs. sherry in indiana, how could she make it worse? silly to blame pelosi for what the democrats as a group have done as a country. she did not do it alone, and she may have led the lambs to slaughter, but if they weren't sheep, they would not have followed. the dems ignored the constituents and time to pay the piper. mike says, does anybody notice the qualities that helps somebody become speaker makes imt it impossible for somebody to be speaker. think newt. pelosi is from the same mold. and this one from delaware,