Do Democrats Know They're in the Majority?

It's all well and good for Arlen Spector to rattle his saber and threaten to hold up Eric Holder's confirmation as Attorney General.

And if Republican senators want to block legislation supporting the bail-out of the auto industry, and if they can get away with it, well that's their prerogative.

But what's puzzling me is that the Democrats don't seem to realize that they hold all the power in Washington, D.C.

Let me say that again.

Democrats hold all the power in Washington, D.C.

Now they just have to act like they know it.

I voted for Barack Obama because, among other reasons, I want a change in tone in American politics, and I want someone who can convince Americans that progressive politics is good for them.

But I vote Democratic because I believe in progressive policies. I want Congressional Democrats to push for those policies, and I want them to use their committee chairmanships and other powers to enact those policies and programs.

Republicans know how to work the system so well, they behave like don't have to face the consequences of massive electoral defeats over the past two cycles.

It's time for Democratic lawmakers to show them where they really stand.