The Dems are finding themselves more and more in a drivers seat rarely seen in a generation. Obama has control of the white house. Pelosi has consolidated power in the house that is quite formidable. The last part is the a leader in the senate. Reid, unfortunately, is not the man we need right now.
I like Reid and some of what he has done to get us here but, at the end of the day, Reid does not have the leadership we need right now. We need a Rahm Emanuel of the senate but with a little better temperment for the country club of the senate. Someone who can forcefully get things dones instead of whining about 60 seats are needed to get things done.
The next leader of the senate needs to not fear holding the Repub's feet to the fire. Let them fillibuster a little more often. Use their obstructionist nature to paint a picture over the next several years. Not just for short term but long term. Someone who will create a narrative and plug that narrative of the Repubs that one day will need to be used in the future.
Don't wait 'til when you need it. Invest in it now and cash it in later.
