Democrats seize control of the House

I didn't watch the news coverage of the US midterm elections too closely. I just read enough to know that the Republicans were in danger of losing the lower house but still had a chance at keeping the senate, and that such issues as Iraq and Mark Foley's scandal (high school boys? Seriously?!) weren't helping them.

Up until today, I had never heard of San Francisco Representative Nancy Pelosi (D), and now she is about to make history as the first Californian and first woman to become Speaker of the House. Wow. Pretty exciting stuff! It's always nice to see women rise to such heights (she'll be second in line for the presidency) and it'll be interesting to see how she butts heads with Bush & Co.