re: #75 reidr

This seems overblown. When does governing and legislation become “force their full agenda”? The fact that so many liberals are disappointed that the Democrats haven’t even tried in some cases to start from a liberal position (such as single payer health care) surely suggests that they haven’t been imposing an extreme agenda. I’m also not sure where you’re getting the complaint about public input or sentiment.

I contend they tried to take on too much too fast without listening to their constituents concerns. The town hall backlash and the tea parties are part of the reaction to that. Had the Dems built a case in stead of assuming the benefits of their plans were evident they would have had an easier time enacting the legislation.

There is a large dose of arrogance on the part of both major political parties and the Dems are not immune from it.