The poor schmo who would do anything to follow Nancy Pelosi as House speaker is her opposite in ways that have nothing to do with ideology: In his lack of consistency, lack of discipline and lack of courage, Rep. Kevin McCarthy falls so far short of his fellow Californian’s standards that it feels silly to even compare the two. No wonder he couldn’t bring himself to show up and listen to her gorgeously patriotic Thursday resignation speech. Pelosi, who at 82 is stepping down from leading the House Democrats after two decades, has all of the traits that our most powerful public servants typical...

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