It is often said that the first person to break a barrier has to be head and shoulders above their peers in order to deflect the criticism that is bound to occur. SO you would think that the leader of one of the (current) 2 major parties in the House would have to be super smart or super sharp.
And you would think wrong. In a demonstration of stupidty unmatched in the recent anals of the House, Nancy Pelosi said
"Maybe this is the president's way of removing him from the Defense Department,"
And all the while you democrats were decrying the appointment of Wolfowitz. What you did not understand was that it was actually a good thing since it got him out of the Defense Department!
See how silly your party leaders make you look now?