General Discussion

I find this a troubling part of American politics

The politicians campaign on legislative agenda that they CANNOT MAKE HAPPEN by themselves.

And so. despite beautiful "promises", Dems cannot make their promises come true

As a realist this doesn't really bother me, but for the general population they get mired in the memes of promises not kept.

As a party we need to move toward the notion that a leading public official CANNOT make things happen without a whole heaping shovel ful of popular and Congressional support. If we could get to THAT real politick thinking we might get people to recapture the belief that their voices and their votes count in the running of Government. I think THAT would greatly benefit Dems