[rfp1234]

I learned that from Winning Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld. No matter what move you make, you lose either material or position. As in chess, Pelosi can refuse to move, thus forfeiting the game.

[RonnG]

I learned that from Winning Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld. No matter what move you make, you lose either material or position

Of course that implies that the game Pelosi plays is chesslike in that it is fair and has established rules which both side agree upon.