Silver Lining

The Demorats are picking themselves apart already, less than 14 days from Barack Hussein Obama's inauguration on January 20th (Wish to go? Bring cash.) as 44th President of the United States. Things are not quite going, ahem, as planned. To wit:

-New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson withdrew his consideration for commerce secretary, as a federal grand jury is investigating how a California company that contributed to Mr. Richardson’s political activities somehow managed to "win" a lucrative New Mexico state contract.

-Demorats are not quite behind seating idiot Al Franken.

-Demorats are not quite behind seating Blagojevich's senate appointment, Roland Burris -- who has now been refused entry to the Senate.

-Diane Feinstein is not quite pleased that Obama has picked Leon Panetta as CIA director and, as she was not consulted (Feinstein now will chair the Senate Intelligence Committee), she may oppose this selection.

-Obama has not quite weighed in on the Gaza Strip situation (I conclude it's simply because he has little true idea what firm position to take).

-Demorat Caroline Kennedy is not quite taking the New York area by storm with regard to Clinton's Senate seat.

-Demorats are not quite as cohesive as many seem to portray them.

And all of this despite the Demorats now owning both houses of Congress.

It's a funny thing about "being in power." When you have it, you actually have to make decisions and in a timely fashion. You also have to be unified and coalesced. You have to make a plan, sell the plan and execute the plan. Demorats are finding, even before the inauguration, that all is not joy in Mudville.

What a ride.

BZ