So is it really a surprise that some people feel like the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate have blown their hard fought political capital? Passing the minimum wage bill while simultaneously funding the war may have seemed like a good idea at the time, but was politics over pragmatism the way to go?
A report from the Democracy Corps says "Optimism for the new Congress is quickly waning. Many voters still express a wait-and-see attitude, but most have now returned to the same concerns we heard last year -- accomplishing nothing, career politicians just trying to get re-elected, do nothing but argue with each other, lobbyists, wasteful, paid too much money, and most of all, out of touch."
The bottom-line is the presidency and congressional elections of 2008 are not going to be a shoe-in for the Democrats, particularly if they are seen as ineffective. Here's a suggestion to Harry Reid and Diane Pelosi: Stop being meek about ending the war and pushing the "100 day agenda" to the president's desk. Stop pussy-footing around about the administration's wrong-doing and put a couple independent council investigations together.
Mostly, because it appears to the public that the Democrats are being overly deliberative about doing something about the VP and Alberto Gonzales, the best thing that can done is to "walk the walk" of being the party of change.
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