Especially Senate Democrats Jon Chait says. Their individualism makes them resist any sort of party discipline, and makes them susceptible to GOP-type talking points. Or just greedy.
Take “Mr. Constitution,” Robert Byrd. He doesn’t oppose the Senate reconciliation process on a carbon/climate bill because he’s worried about Senate prerogatives. No, he’s worried about West Virginia coal. Ditto for Kent Conrad and North Dakota’s segment of Big Ag.
Of course, the bottom line is – campaign finance. Of course, to take on to Chait, that’s why Geithner/Summers/Obama aren’t getting tougher with bankers.
Chait ends with a somber warning, that 2010 could be like 1978, or 1994, for Congressional Democrats at the polls.
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