THE NEW REPUBLIC: Pelosi’s failure: “In a press conference after a meeting with George W. Bush today, Democratic leaders talked tough about the Iraq war. But one aggressive reporter, who didn’t identify himself, asked Nancy Pelosi a quite pointed question: Given that it now appears likely that US troop levels will be roughly unchanged since she took power in January, hasn’t the Democratic Congress ‘been a failure’? Pelosi was understandably taken aback. But she didn’t have much to counter with.” I’m glad she’s failed, but the netroots may feel differently. It’s not like they’ve done much to live up to their other promises, either . . . .