Why are our Democratic office-holders such shrinking violets?

[KingCharlemagne]

28. Yeah, the thought of McChinless at the Senate's helm for two years makes

me want to , if only for the skeezy visuals of him and Boner cavorting and kvetching together.

But my views of these mid-terms tend a bit towards the unorthodox (maybe). To wit, let the Whackjob fundabillies have control of both houses of Congress for two years. They will so fuck things up that the resultant Dem tsunami in 2016 will make 1932's look tame by comparison.

They're going to shut down the government because President Obama refuses to agree to allowing people to lose their health insurance? I so fucking want that little scenario to play out in time for 2016. I don't really give a shit whether Hillary or Sanders is our nominee. We will control both houses of Congress then for at least the next generation if not longer.

As to why people 'give up on politics,' I've learned that politics is really hard work and requires incredible self-discipline, qualities which I possess in too-short supply. I mean just the act of precinct-walking for a candidate or issue is numbingly boring and tiring, but absolutely essential. And that's at the lowest possible level (the only level at which I've ever really been involved). No disrespect to leftists or progressives but a lot of them are not willing to put in that hard work and instead expect instant magical gratification. And politics, at least American politics, don't seem to favor instant gratification. (Probly a good thing that, although I do sometimes wish we had a parliamentary system where votes of confidence could be forced.)