Pelosi Plans a Party to Celebrate Democratic 'Accomplishments

Outgoing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi plans to host a celebration Wednesday afternoon to recognize "The accomplishments of the 111th Congress," according to an invitation sent out Monday afternoon.

Pelosi's planned event -- which coincidentally coincides with her decision to run for Democrats' House Minority Leader position for the upcoming 112th Congress -- is reportedly meant to offering congressional Democrats an "opportunity to reflect on the party's legislative victories over the past two years," The Hill reports.

Some of the most significant "victories" Democrats will toast Wednesday include the passage of landmark health care overhaul legislation, financial regulatory reform, as well as climate and energy legislation.  Yet each of these so-called "accomplishments" seemingly contributed to last week's wave of Democratic electoral losses as voters rejected the party's lurch to the left.