"my highest priority, immediately, is to stop the war in Iraq.''

This boys and girls is why you cannot elect democrats to positions of power. Nancy Pelosi hasn't been sworn in as Speaker of the House yet and she is laying down her plan for Iraq; Surrender.

What about victory Nancy? What about the highest priority being an immediate victory in Iraq? Nope, we quit. To quote Eric Cartman, screw you guys, I'm going home. That should make Iran, Syria and what's left of al Qaida shake and tremble in fear.

Pelosi and Mayor Gavin Newsom, who also spoke, had ripostes for Republicans who warned during the campaign that electing a Democratic majority would foist "San Francisco values'' on the nation.

"While we are diverse, we speak with one voice when it comes to fairness and giving people hope in the city of St. Francis,'' Pelosi said.

Newsom lauded "a city of dreamers, a city of doers ... a city where we unite around our common humanity. ...Those are the values of San Francisco.''

To all you people who stayed home this past election and allowed the Democrats to gain control of Congress; you suck.