The saying goes that Nancy Pelosi ruled the House of Representatives with an iron fist in a velvet glove, but it was more like an iron fist in an iron glove.
After two decades of corralling Democrats, often against their will, Speaker Pelosi says she’ll return to the rank and file next year.
Republicans who disagree with Mrs. Pelosi on practically everything can still learn from her how to effectively wield power.
Mrs. Pelosi came to Washington to pass laws and influence policy, not because she wanted to be a social-media influencer or get a retirement gig as a TV pundit.
When Democrats were devising ObamaCare, she insisted that they go big, mocking anything less as “Kiddie Care.”