Ok, that may have been a little harsh, but I understand the frustration.

I held my breath during the general election, through the contested senatorial elections, through the swearing in of Sen. Al Franken.  Just as I was about to exhale — because the logjam has been removed — the Republicans hijacked the public dialogue and sent Democrats, fractured, and on the run.

I am not an ideologue; I just want effective financial, health care and government reform to start.  I don’t need Jay Rockefeller’s public option (although I think it is the right thing) right now, but we need to stop talking about what could be and deal with what is possible.

The government once seemed on the verge of great things.  But now it is frozen and ineffectual. The Republicans are doing what they always do; and, unfortunately, the Democrats are doing what they always do — promise big and then crash and burn because of in-fighting and factionalism.

But we gave the Democrats another chance in 2008.  We believed this time that Washington would be different.  We dared to hope and believe in change.

Crazy is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different outcome.  Ok, we were crazy but now, Congress, I think we’re angry.