Many currently in Congress ran on promises to tackle jobs and the budget. Instead, they have taken on NPR and Planned Parenthood. Many experienced Republicans have been frustrated by the newcomers who don’t seem to understand Washington protocol. Republicans have ended up blocking Republicans.
According to Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank:
The lack of grown-up behavior is driving Americans to despair. In a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, only 26 percent said that they were optimistic about the future when “thinking about our system of government and how well it works.” That’s less than half the level of optimism felt in 1974, during Watergate.
The Democrats are only showing themselves to be slightly more adult. The party leaders opposed Dennis Kucinich’s bill to just dump Afghanistan at the end of the year and bring everyone home. Many Democrats felt his plan was foolish and irresponsible and most voted against it.
