The House Speaker's Mind Is Gone

"With fewer than 20 legislative days before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, the entire appropriations process has largely ground to a halt because of the ham-handed fighting that followed Republican attempts to lift the moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration. And after promising fairness and open debate, Pelosi has resorted to hard-nosed parliamentary devices that effectively bar any chance for Republicans to offer policy alternatives.

'I’m trying to save the planet; I’m trying to save the planet,' she says impatiently when questioned."

-- David Rogers, profiling Nancy Pelosi, for Politico.com