Everybody knows someone like this.

You just don't tell them anything because they don't take bad news well and/or they just don't want to hear anything that contradicts their particular view of the world. When someone like this is in a position of power, everyone around them act like goal-tenders, redirecting unwelcome news and suggestions to someone who may be able to deal with it.

Usually these people self-destruct--sometimes with a little help from ambitious subordinates.

Nancy Pelosi is running around, promising legislation will be voted on this weekend (and thus preventing legislators from returning to their home districts where they might encounter 'unpleasantness' that might affect their support), but Steny Hoyer seems to be off-message.

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's push to make health coverage part of the social safety net could face delay. Democrats were originally hoping to pass the bill on Saturday.

Interesting.

Clearly a lot of Democrats are not able to be candid with the Speaker, and apparently a lot of the disaffection is getting expressed to someone more accessible--Steny Hoyer.

With Pelosi alienating everyone in the House, Hoyer is correspondingly making a lot of friends.

That might come in handy after the next election when Democrats could be considering new leadership.

Its seems that a lot of Democrats have a vested interest in the legislation never seeing the light of day...