!U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda is getting her share of national media attention these days – one of the perks of being a Democrat who won election in a traditionally Republican state.Thursday, she was one of three freshmen representatives interviewed by ABC anchor Charlie Gibson.Given how she campaigned against the Iraq war – and President Bush’s prosecution of it – she showed some surprising deference to the president in her comments.Asked about a possible troop surge in Iraq, she said: “I would be happy to vote for more troops, but I am not happy to vote for more troops without a clear mission and sending more of young men into harm’s way.”But then there was this exchange:Gibson: Would you vote in favor of money to support another 20,000 to 40,000 troops in Iraq?Boyda: I think we’re going to vote to support what the commander in chief and head of military asks to do. At least, I am certainly going to vote to support it.Gibson: If he wants the surge, he’ll get it.Boyda: Yes.: He is the commander in chief, Charlie. We don’t get that choice. Congress doesn’t make that decision.Gibson: But the polls would indicate, and indeed, so many voters when they came out of the ballot box, said, “We’re voting because we want something done about the war and we want the troops home.”Boyda: They should have thought about that before they voted for President Bush not once, but twice. Other headlines today:Rep. Nancy Boyda (D)(LJWorld.com) Democrats take the reins in D.C.: Capitol Hill staffers witnessed an unusual scene involving some Kansans on Thursday afternoon outside new U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. Fifty-five people sang two rounds of “Home on the Range.” The group was there to get a photo with newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, D-Topeka, whose district includes western Lawrence, and Pelosi, the first female speaker in U.S. history. The large gathering included members of Boyda’s family, staff, friends and campaign supporters, who in November helped her upset five-term U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, R-Lawrence, two years after he handily defeated her.