BREAKING: TWO THINGS EVERYONE KNEW WOULD HAPPEN JUST HAPPENED

Nancy Pelosi was unanimously voted Speaker of the House (congrats, crazy hippie!), and Steny "Slightly Less Corrupt" Hoyer was elected Majority Leader, beating out John "Bribe Me Later" Murtha. The vote in the Majority Leader race: 149-86. The crazy race which made Trent Lott the House Whipper of Minorities was a helluva lot closer, but expect to see "Dems Divided: Speaker Pelosi's Leadership Ability Questioned" pieces in your major papers by sundown.

 Hoyer Beats Pelosi's Pick in Race for No. 2 House Post [NYT]