I'm sorry but the Democratic Party is not doing its job.

[tkmorris]

42. I didn't list too many specific Dem failures in my post

I could have of course, but I would still be typing it out. I did mention a few though and there's something you failed to notice about them though I specifically chose them for this reason. Every single one of them had exactly jack-all to do with republicans. They were decisions made without any republican input whatsoever.

Furthermore you don't get to say you've "compromised" when your starting position is already too far right to begin with. Remember the health care bill "negotiations"? Remember how the Dems starting position was single-payer? Yeah, me either. How about that sequester? Big compromise there but why on earth were we doing it in the first place? It should never have happened at all; compromising over details isn't scoring any points with me.

This "politics is the art of compromise" nonsense is just a useful foil to placate the Dem base. Don't tell me about Repubs filibustering everything, I KNOW that already. Tell me why Dems don't fight back just as hard when they are the minority party. Better yet, tell me why Reid hasn't changed the filibuster rules in light of the Repub shenanigans over the last several years. He threatens to, over and again, but he never does. You can believe what you want but I know it's because he really never wanted to.

If the Dem leadership were your divorce lawyer you'd end up with custody of the rat that lived in your attic and alimony payments high enough to feed a small third world nation. Compromise my foot.