Right Voices

Gee, and here I thought these were supposed to be secret ballots and the democrats could decide for themselves!

Rep.-elect Kirsten Gillibrand faced her first test as a freshman member of Congress Tuesday when she was summoned to the office of Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi and asked to explain why she opposes Pelosi’s choice for Democratic leader:Gillibrand said she told Pelosi she will vote for Hoyer because he twice traveled to New York to campaign for her. She said Hoyer telephoned three weeks ago seeking her support and she gave her word.
Gillibrand said Pelosi “shared with me her views about how wonderful” Murtha was “and the leadership he could provide.”
In the same meeting, Pelosi asked Gillibrand for her preferences for House committee assignments, a critical appointment that the speaker controls.

I guess this wasn’t too far off base! Allahpundit added: As translated by Rush Limbaugh, who formally endorsed Murtha’s disastrous candidacy yesterday: “Message: You’re going to be sweeping the floors here and cleaning the latrines if you don’t change your mind here and vote for Murtha on this.”