[AlphaOneAlpha]

"Soundbite, News at 11pm. Business as usual tomm."

Agreed. Let's not get two excited about Rangel and Pelosi sounding like they have common sense and got overcome with a streak of patriotism.

I think Rangel got worked up because an out of towner took over the porch of his plantation in Harlem and a Democratic strategy team likely told the brainless Pelosi that this was a Churchillian moment for her to look Speaker-like.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Rangel got upset just for the same reasons local politicians get upset and run nasty campaigns because ( even though they are in the same political party ) the other guy is on his turf.
Just listen to Rangels words today, in effect he was saying, " you don't say those D.N.C sound bites on MY TURF HUGO ".
Also, Rangel and the Democrats are upset because Hugo ( the Democrats front runner for President in 2008 ) let the cat out of bag to soon with the D.N.C sound bites that they were saving for the last 2 weeks before the November election.