Two speakers, two elections, one media.

I was reading and watching the coronation, I mean coverage, of Nancy Pelosi's swearing in ceremony and a few thoughts crossed my mind.

I wonder if Connie Chung or anyone from the MSM has interviewed Nancy Pelosi's family members to get that 'gotcha' quote to take some of the luster off her sudden stardom? Remember when Connie leaned over to Newt Gingrich's mother and asked hew what Newt thought of Hillary Clinton, "Why don't you just whisper it to me, just between you and me," Mrs. Gingrich whispered "She's a bitch."


Where is that interview from the MSM today? Do you think if you interviewed any of Nancy's relatives you could find one who would say that Bush is worse than Adolph Hitler? I wouldn't take that bet.

What about just the plain vanilla reporting of the swearing in ceremony? You certainly couldn't tell who Time magazine is pulling for, could you?

Lets take a look. - Time's coverage of Newt's swearing in.

An obscure figure to most Americans only a few months ago, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, sworn in as the 58th Speaker of the House on Wednesday, thus completed an extraordinarily rapid rise to power. His inaugural speech moved well beyond the harsh partisan message that brought him to power, and his first meeting with the newly circumscribed President was an elaborate exercise in conciliation and cooperation. But the House reforms that began, as he had promised, on Day One came swift and bold, and the orderly procession of the votes demonstrated the security of his hold on both the House and the nation's agenda.

With a history professor's sense of occasion, a futurist's grasp of possibilities and a politician's dexterity with symbols, Gingrich brought two gavels with him that day. The first -- a link to the past and a token of how long the G.O.P. had waited to regain power -- had belonged to Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, the last Republican Speaker, who relinquished it to the Democrats 40 years ago. The other, a jumbo mallet suggestive of Gingrich's power and willingness to use it, was donated by a fan. On opening day he favored the big one.

In a House that voters have refashioned with dynamite, Gingrich's gavel represents to his followers the instrument by which the rubble could be bounced into a new political arrangement, one that Republicans could dominate for years to come. It was that prospect, the blood-tingling thought that they might be witnessing the start of a G.O.P. millennium, that brought a real fervor to the Republican side of the House on their marathon opening day. "Newt, Newt, Newt!" they chanted. "It's a whole Newt world!"

Blood tingling indeed.

What about Nancy? Time magazine today-

The spotlight belonged to Nancy Pelosi on Thursday as she became the first woman in U.S. history to stand at the head of the House of Representatives, second in line to the presidency.

Pelosi, a 66-year-old Democrat, aimed to introduce herself to America not just as the San Francisco liberal decried by Republicans, but also as an Italian-American Catholic, mother of five and native of gritty Baltimore, where her father was mayor.

She arrived on the House floor for the historic event with her six grandchildren in tow, including baby Paul Michael Vos, born to her daughter Alexandra in early November. She thanked her family for supporting her journey "from the kitchen to the Congress." After her election by a vote of 233-202, the chamber's Democratic-Republican breakdown, Pelosi stood holding the sleeping infant 'who did not stir ' and shook hands as she accepted congratulations from her fellow House members.

Minutes later, cheers erupted in the chamber as House Republican leader John Boehner handed her the speaker's gavel. Pelosi always has said she wants to be judged by her abilities, not her gender, but she happily acknowledged the importance of her achievement.

"Today I thank my colleagues. By electing me as speaker you have brought us closer to the ideal of equality that is America's heritage and America's hope," Pelosi said. "This is an historic moment "for the Congress, and for the women of America. It is a moment for which we have waited more than 200 years. Never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights."

"For our daughters and granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling," she said. "For our daughters and our granddaughters now, the sky is the limit."

The sky's the limit. Oooh, I get all tingly just thinking about it.

You won't find a 'gotcha' interview with Nancy or her relatives for a long time, if ever. You won't hear about the temper tantrum the voters had to elect Nancy and her crew and you won't hear symathetic interviews with conservatives asking them how they are going to get their message out to the voters to get back into power. Why?

You really don't need an answer do you?