Pelosi was intentionally and contumaciously attempting to twist the speakers position in a prime minister position. Essentially like Parliaments of Europe where the opposition party is set up as a second place government. Places where there may be a largely ceremonial president.
The MSM is overwhelming in their silence and ignorance on this issue. The foreign media is playing this up as a parliamentary shadow government.
Joe Wilson and his “secret” wife serve the shadow government. As do the attorneys that were dismissed.
The government is infested with them and Bush was wrong not to clean house at the State Department.