From jobs to health care to education to whatever else domestically, the Democrats aren't doing shit or not doing enough for fear of alienation their campaign contributors.
The country is spiraling out of control, and I don't think Obama can do much because Congress is so much in the tank. And of course he is by no means immune from criticism.
The problems are easily fixable, but nobody has the political will to fix them. It's all about bribery and not offending those who bribe.
The party's ideological intentions are being defined with greater clarity in these new circumstances, and so are the President's. It's still early, but the implications are ominous for other issues. If Democrats are reluctant to disturb the power of other major interests, it seems improbable that fundamental change will occur on healthcare, energy conversion or the restoration of work and wages. The problem now is the Democrats, not the Republicans. The party aids and protects its free-roaming entrepreneurial politicians and does not punish those who undermine the party's larger promises. When Republicans were in charge, they enforced party loyalty with Stalinist discipline. Democrats are the party of safe incumbents, weak convictions.
The much-celebrated "Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights" is a fresh example of how the Democratic Party tries to have it both ways -- avoiding the tough votes while mollifying the folks. The credit card reform measure imposes new rules on the industry and does away with many of the most outrageous gimmicks bankers use to extract more money from debtors. Banks cannot raise interest rates retroactively on old credit card balances or pile on hidden fees or fail to give advance notice for rate increases. These and other changes are worthy.
It pisses me off "Democrats" want to kill off the auto industry but will help the banks which helped the create the crisis. Insane.
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