Aside from saying that as Speaker of the House one of her agenda items would be pushing through a tax increase, here is what Nancy Pelosi told the AP about the politics of Foleygate:

The potential for political gain is clear to her [Pelosi].

"It's an opportunity for growth among women" for the Democrats, she said. "They don't always vote and this could be a motivation."

With married women, in particular, it's a huge issue, she added.

Among older voters, too.

"If there's an ethical issue, seniors take a hike" and abandon politicians they blame, she said.

"If we hold onto seniors we win the election."

I still think Pelosi made a minor political mistake yesterday by rejecting the proposal to have Louis Freeh recommend improvements to the page system, and when the AP brought it up in the interview Pelosi again dimissed the idea out of hand as a Republican ploy designed to protect their majority. Maybe so, but opposing efforts to improve the page system makes Pelosi look like the one who is more concerned about playing politics with the issue.