Congressman Pothole

I was agnostic on the question of John Murtha or Steny Hoyer as Majority Leader; neither one struck me as particularly appealing or inspiring. This Post profile of him doesn't change my impression of him very much:

Hoyer persistently and successfully has secured federal resources -- some call them "Steny Dollars" -- for major projects in his district, which covers all of Southern Maryland and parts of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.

Hoyer has helped to steer billions of federal dollars for several projects, including the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the University of Maryland. He is credited with protecting two Southern Maryland military bases through the BRAC process.

One can only hope that Hoyer will devote as much attention to bringing about progressive change as he does to looking after his constituents, of which I'm one.

While we're on the subject of House Democrats, check out this run-down of Nancy Pelosi's "First 100 Hours" plan for January.