November 9, 2007 (LPAC)--"You see this on the board? This is against me! This is against me personally," an unhinged Nancy Pelosi screamed to Hispanic Congressmen today. Her flunky, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) jabbed his finger at Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) and yelled, "How dare you destroy this party? This will be the worst loss in ten years!"

Hispanic Congressmen had rebelled against Nancy Pelosi and her stooge, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today, by voting to derail a major tax bill. What had immediately provoked them, was Pelosi's pandering to anti-immigrant sentiment. Thirty-six Democrats voted Thursday night in favor of a non-binding Republican motion which Hispanic members called offensive. It instructed House conferees to accept a Senate-passed provision prohibiting the EEOC from suing employers over certain English-speaking requirements.

That motion was the latest in a series of immigration and language-related votes that Republicans have been using to split Democrats, some nervous about Republican attacks on them as "soft" on illegal immigrants, CQ Midday Update reports.

Ultimately, enough Hispanic Congressmen switched their votes to allow the bill to proceed, saying they had made their point. For now.