Democrats Stick With Reid, Top Senate Leaders Two Weeks After 'Shellacking'

Help me out here since I am a little confused. Aren't these the same GOP and Democratic leaders that were in command when the Ship of State ran into the economic iceberg and sank like the Titanic? At least Captain Smith the had the decency to go down with the Titanic and not Captain another vessel. Only in Washington is disaster and failure rewarded with more power and position.

What do you expect, the far left didn't get voted out, unfortunately most of them were moderates that didn't keep their promises. All we can hope for is to keep the pressure on as some of them have got the message right, and those who do not will pay the price later. It is going to take 6 years of constant oversight on the part of the electorate to get their attention and I don't mean just Democrats! This is a battle of the People against Bad Government, lack of representation, Politics as Usual, you name it. We want real CHANGE, not lip service. Keep the pressure on people.

Tea anyone???

Typical Politics, its unfortunate because its still the old boys club at work not the change that's needed for this country! Oh well we have six more years to make the changes they might understand? Go Electorate.

Will, if the house passes new laws as the Republicans in the house are the majority and the senate blocks it as the Democrats in the senate are the majority, we are looking at two more years of misery.

Fine this will make it easier for conservatives to pick up the controlling seats in two years. They don't understand what is happening.

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who has sometimes been a thorn in the side of McConnell and his leadership team, said the GOP was right to keep the same men in place at the top of the party. "They've done a good job," DeMint said. >> He MUST be joking. Did a good job? They didn't do ANYTHING at all except act like spoiled brats who didn't get their way in 2008. Filibustering even DEBATING any issues and sitting on their hands. If you are a small business owner and you hire someone, how long will they last if they just complain they aren't getting their way and do nothing? THAT is the legacy of the last two years of the Republicans in both the Senate AND the House. At least Nancy Pelosi got over 400 bills passed before they died in the hands of the Republican filibusters.

Well this should be fun. The country voted for change and the old guard politicians - again ignoring the voters, again select Reid (and Pelosi?) as their leaders - presumably of herding cats since none of the incoming politicians will pay any attention to either of them. (And the same goes for Republicans). This is another example of why term limits would be a good thing. At least then people with little personal animosity towards their political opponents might be able to agree on what is best for the country. Only a fool would believe that one party or the other is always right.

The Democrats are not getting the message sent by the American people in the election.The Republicans have no intentions of working with the Democrats on any issue and made it clear in the last two years,that bringing down this President is their top priority.The Senate failed the American people on so many levels,allowing the Republicans to set the standards. It is time for the Democrats to stand their ground and not cave in.Bi-partisanship to the Republicans is getting what "they"want and not what the American people need economically,as shown in the past two years.

Wasn't it Einstien who said that the definitioin of insanity is "doing the same things over and over again expecting different results" or something like that? When will people learn that to keep these life time politicians and their failed policies is why nothing positive ever gets accomplished except for themselves where they get to live high on the hog then retire wealthy and secure while we get washed down the toilet at their expense. I really hate to do it but they have forced me to switch parties this time. I must get away from contributing to the problem.