No, not anything significant in a legislative sense -- but she has changed the menu in the restaurants, snack bars, and other eating establishments under her control as Speaker of the House.

The processed cheese has been replaced with brie. The Jell-O has made way for raspberry kiwi tarts and mini-lemon blueberry trifles. Meatloaf has moved over for mahi mahi and buns have been shunted aside in favor of baguettes.

A revolution is afoot at the deli counters, grills and salad bars of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Newly ascendant Democrats may have hit roadblocks on Iraq and fiscal issues, but they have revamped congressional menus, replacing fatty, pre-made foods with healthier, gourmet alternatives. The once dreary congressional cafeterias now abound with haute cuisine.

The menu transformation is part of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s “Greening the Capitol” plan to make the House campus more environmentally friendly and socially progressive.

But there can be a downside to delicious. Not everyone is happy with the enhanced offerings. Many congressional employees have complained that as the food quality has increased, so have the prices.

In other words, she has no legislative accomplishments to speak of, but Pelosi has still done something revolutionary. Her food choices are remarkable -- and remarkably out of touch with traditional American cuisine and the way Americans eat.

Indeed, there can be only one conclusion to this haute cuisine revolution.

The Speaker of the House has surrendered to France.

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