Change in Charge

Changing course!! What does this mean? Is the Democratic Congress now supposed to rule with an iron gavel, and present legislation, and force it's enactment into law? Including forcing the president to sign the legislation.

An organization the size of the United States of America cannot turn on a dime. It takes time, and yes, it takes some domestic diplomacy. Because without which the Democrats do not have the power to change much. Remember, Mr. Bush's remark about Nancy Pelosi changing the curtains in the Congress? Think about that in a context of what the Congress can change on their own.

It has only been a month since the Democratic party took control of the House and divided the Senate. I am already hearing impatient comments that we want everything done yesterday. This is the exact plan from the Republican playbook. Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct and when the infighting begins within the Democratic party start laying blame on the Democrats for the entire mess of the past twelve years.

Stay focused on the Republican obstructionism, and let them know that they will not get away with this in 2008. Keep the medias feet in the fire for reporting misinformation. Let them, the media and the republicans, know that their little coup d'etat is over.

If they get the message then we will not hear about the inability of democrats to lead the government out of the mess of the past 12 years. If they don't get the message within six months we will hear media messages that the democrats failed the electorate by not having a plan to help the countries problems.