[Hoot Gibson]

As Bush II, and before him Gingrich, etc. etc. breathed life into the Democratic base. It is a BIG deal, no doubt about it. But I can't believe you would "blind eye" the past so as to skew the present.

No American president in my lifetime has squandered more political capital such a short period of time than Obama. Not even Jimmy Carter. The few moderate Congressional Democrats who may still have a chance to be reelected will soon be giving the Obama administration its legislative marching orders or they will openly rebel. I would not be surprised to see people like Clinton or Bayh resign soon to start their 2012 campaigns.