Has Pelosi shattered Clinton’s glass ceiling?

Politico has an interesting think-piece today about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is described as “the most powerful woman in U.S. political history.”

With another 20-seat pick-up last week, Pelosi’s Democratic caucus is poised to wield more influence than any Speaker — male or female — in a generation.

Even former Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, the architect of the 1994 Republican Revolution, pales in comparison. Pelosi is being mentioned by observers in the same breath as the legendary Sam Rayburn and Tip O’Neill, although she has yet to assemble a legislative record to match theirs.

“I think you’d have to compare her to the great people we’ve seen in the past,” said former Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), who served as both majority and minority leader during his 28-year congressional career.

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas), no fan of Pelosi, said during a recent MSNBC appearance that she is “the most powerful speaker in a generation — she will be able to do anything she wants.”

Here’s the full article.