Pelosi graceless in defeat - after all, she knows she's right(eous)

Byron York on the rather remarkable difference in tone between Boehner 4 years ago and Pelosi yesterday.  How can one have bipartisanship when only one side's leadership has class?  Our unwritten constitution demands that we show grace and generousness in our politics.  The Obami have demonstrated the capacity for neither.  JFK said it best:  "No class".

At mid-day Wednesday, it fell to now-former Speaker Nancy Pelosi to introduce her successor, John Boehner, as he was sworn in as Speaker of the House.  Some might have forgotten, but four years ago, on January 4, 2007, it was Boehner (not the departing Dennis Hastert) who introduced Pelosi when she first became Speaker.  A look at the two speeches -- Pelosi introducing Boehner and Boehner introducing Pelosi -- shows striking differences.  Boehner's 2007 speech, coming after Republicans were trounced at the polls in November 2006, was self-effacing, gracious, and non-partisan.  Pelosi's 2011 speech, coming after Democrats were trounced at the polls in November 2010, was self-serving, sharp, and partisan.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/pelosis-partisan-parting-shot#ixzz1ACS41M62