Democratic Dogfight

Now that Gephardt has has announced he’s stepping down, Martin Frost and Nancy Pelosi are in a dog fight to see who succeeds the old boy (Report: Gephardt Won’t Seek a New Term)

“The country moved to the right yesterday and House Democrats won’t win a majority by moving further to the left,” said Tom Eisenhauer, spokesman for Frost, attempting to depict Pelosi as too liberal to lead the party back into power.

But Nancy says it’s a matter of principle to send a message while losing. She sounds like a Bill Simon supporter.