From an otherwise fawning piece on the US Minority House Leader, Nancy Pelosi, in Time:
Pelosi carries a chip on her shoulder, believing that fellow Democrats and media elites have constantly underestimated her political ability, dating back to her unsuccessful effort to become head of the Democratic National Committee in 1985, when she was called an "airhead" by a labor-union official.
Well, maybe, but I prefer columnist Zev Chafets' description of her: "Ralph Nader in a pantsuit."