[Republican Red]

Try this:

Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha - Speaker-to-Be Accused Of Strong-Arm Tactics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111501521_pf.html

"Pelosi's aggressive intervention on behalf of Murtha has baffled and angered many Democrats, who think she has unnecessarily put her reputation on the line out of misplaced loyalty to a friend and because of a long-standing feud with Hoyer, the minority whip. Pelosi has pushed Murtha's candidacy at social events, in private meetings and with incoming freshman Democrats; they have been called to her office to discuss committee assignments, only to hear first that she needs Murtha in order to be an effective leader."

[siunevada]

Try this:

Pelosi Splits Democrats With Push For Murtha - Speaker-to-Be Accused Of Strong-Arm Tactics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/15/AR2006111501521_pf.html

Well, that certainly looks like a good source.

That makes the situation much more entertaining. If she actually put some serious effort into getting the votes and didn't qite make the grade.