They won't know what they've got 'til it's gone.....

[Swede]

maybe you agree with these accomplishments, or maybe you think they were mistakes. That's not the point here. What's worth acknowledging is that we haven't seen this many accomplishments, on this scale, in decades. Norm Ornstein has characterized this Congress as being the most productive in 45 years. Rachel Maddow recently went further, observing, "The last time any president did this much in office, booze was illegal. If you believe in policy, if you believe in government that addresses problems, cheers to that."

Whether rank-and-file Democrats realize it or not, this is why the Republicans' right-wing base is as animated this year as is it -- it's not because Dems are pushing a lot of key progressive priorities that have languished for years; it's because Dems are passing a lot of key progressive priorities that have languished for years.


http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_10/025991.php

[treestar]

1. Amen.

If the whiners get a Republican Congress, they can "enjoy" the satisfaction of punishing the Democrats for not doing enough. I'll be here to point out what they are missing.