With the decision to keep the turncoat around. Congressional democrats have proven once again why they are known as the weakest in the history of this nation.
Getting rid of his chairmanship was the EASY part and yet for some reason the congressional democrats can't seem to get off the tit of republicans. This lack of spine will cost us big in 2010 and 2012.
Why you ask? Why is it that a simple failure will lead to these problems?
2 reasons
First is of course how we know now they will cave to republican pressure on these 2 major topics.
Obama's big healthcare plan. Take on the insurance companies, talk prevention and everyone saves! etc... etc... Well the insurance companies aren't liking that too much are they. Yet no matter because the lobbyists and the "Private" lobbyists are already gearing up and packing the suitcases full of goodies and filling up on cell phone minutes to keep up with developments as the pubs put pressure on the democrats to cave.
Energy! Oh yes the whole green energy economy thing.. Well kind of hard to do that when republicans are screaming for coal and oil and of course the lobbyists arrive to tempt the weak democrats.
Weak democrats + republican influence = neutered or failed major bills.
And of course what is America going to say when they see democrats saying "Well in the end it will just cost too much to change the energy economy but coal is nice and USA USA USA!!" What else? They will say they are voting republican.
It is funny to see democrats make excuses for this failure. It is your loss tho. I have put in my time for democrats. I am not going to save the ship if it tries to run itself aground. Prove me wrong before 2010 democrats!