Democracy? Where?

Did you hear Mitch McConnell's speech before the American Enterprise Institute? It's not the only Republican post-election rhetoric that lacks the common sense that I am defending here. He said very clearly, with a straight face and full of blistering conviction (if his sad face can convey that at all), that the priority of his House majority is to roll back every legislative progress that has been passed during the last two years. He also said that if Pres. Obama does not do what they want, they will have somebody in the White House in 2012 who will not yield the Veto pen.

Is that the essence of Democracy? Or just hateful, spiteful, narrow-minded semblance of governing? Old Russia anyone? Isn't that something the Republicans accuse President Obama of - ramrodding change down the poor populace's throat? I am confused, but also angry and deflated. What has this country come to? Can there be no reasonable discourse? Civility? Winning a landslide of House Seats is not a mandate to disassemble the whole works. Especially by the Party that has ZERO plans on the table to do anything positive. Hear, hear!

Does this Nation not have important problems to solve? Like Economy, Jobs, Environment, real reform of the Financial Industry, maybe even Election Reform? Could they be at least mentioned or addressed? No, that would definitely be too much common sense. Good luck to all of us.