The Anchoress writes:

1) Nancy Pelosi will not be the Speaker of the House. Partly because she’s too far to the left, partly because she really doesn’t “play” well to the ordinary folks who will not want to watch her on Russert week after week, and mostly because she’s not going to be two heartbeats away from the presidency where if - God forbid - something were to happen to Bush and Cheney, she would become the first female president of the US. Oh, no. There’s no way Hillary’s gonna let Nancy sit in that chair for two years and possibly get the “First Woman POTUS” gig to which she, Hillary, has felt entitled to (and been groomed for) for the last 30 years. Uh-uh. I expect Rahm Emmanuel will get the job. And I think he’ll be a whole lot smarter than to suggest Alcee Hastings for anything.

2) Foolish GOPers will actually think the Dems will “share” committee responsibilities if the Senate ends up 51-49 Dem.

3) Of course impeachment proceedings are on the horizon. In hour 101. Right after they raise taxes and start the paperwork to redeploy our troops. You didn’t really think Pelosi meant it when she said it was off the table, did you? Conyers will slam those papers down the day Congress reconvenes.

But as I said a couple of posts ago, it isn't the most favorable environment for her to operate in. It's worth noting what a sinkhole for the far left the Ned Lamont campaign was: Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton both appeared on his platform, Teddy Kennedy pledged his "enthusiastic support", and the Daily Kos and Netroots threw everything they had against Lieberman, and yet...Lieberman emerged a huge winner last night. That doesn't sound like an outcome that Cindy Sheehan, Kennedy or Pelosi would approve of.

Update: Austin Bay agrees:

The big race in 2006 was Lamont versus Lieberman. Joe Lieberman won. That’s a warning to Nancy Pelosi and Co. If they go “nutsroots-Lamont Left” they will squander their victory. Ed Driscoll suggests 2006 is a race-to-the center. Lieberman has carved out one the strongest personal political position in America. For Joe, November lemonade from the lemons of August.

Joe Lieberman is this man. Nancy Pelosi had better pay attention.