Rep. Heath Shuler casts his vote for speaker of the house. Believe it or not, there seemed to be some doubt a while back:

Shuler’s vote on Pelosi’s bid to become speaker was watched by many yesterday because he repeatedly deflected questions about whether he would support Pelosi when he was campaigning against Rep. Charles Taylor, the Republican incumbent in his district.

…He said he talked with Pelosi before he was sworn in, and he believes that she understands his position.

“I had a really good conversation with Speaker Pelosi, and we talked about my conservativeness. She understands the type of district I represent (and that) I am here to represent Western North Carolina,” he said.

….But Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th, who represents the district that adjoins Shuler’s, said that his new colleague will have a hard time balancing his views with the rest of the Democrats while Pelosi is setting the agenda.

“He’s going to have a lot of challenges in the next few years. It will be very difficult for him to be a moderate Democrat in a liberal caucus, and it will be difficult to maintain that Nancy Pelosi represents mountain values,” he said.