[THE MODERATE]

I am not sure we are going to see a Speaker Pelosi unless the Democrats take twenty or more seats. If they gain 10 to 20 seats then all bets are off on the next speaker, because every party maverick from Gene Taylor to Chris Shays, if he wins,will be able to cut deals and the next speaker could be someone we never thought about.

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

We may want to thank that nut in NKorea for diverting attention from the Foley case.

As for Pelosi not becoming Speaker. She surprised a lot of people by beating out Steny Hoyer D-MD. He is only slightly less to the left, but is touted as being more moderate. Pelosi gets an ACU rating of 3, and Hoyer gets a 12 (100 being the best-o the worst).
http://www.acuratings.org/2005all.htm#MD