Republicans plotting to bring down Pelosi?

An article here says the Republicans are already plotting to bring down Nancy Pelosi (pictured) even before she becomes Speaker of the House in January.

Republican strategists plotting their party's comeback after it lost control of Congress have identified the "first lady" of Democrat politics as a key target in the 2008 White House campaign — even though she will not be running.

The Republican strategy is not only to undermine Mrs Pelosi's control of the House but also to associate her in voters' minds with Senator Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner for the 2008 Democrat presidential nomination.

Mrs Pelosi, 66, who is married to a multi-millionaire property investor, will become the most powerful woman in American political history when the new House sits for the first time in January.

As speaker, she ranks second-in-line to the presidency after Dick Cheney, the vice-president

Her embarrassing loss (reported here) during the Murtha-Hoyer vote last week has made it easier for her opponents to attack.