Mandate=Bipartisanship

When W. won by 1 and half % in his bid for a second term, he indicated that he won political capital that he was going to use. Few pundits at the time demanded that he find ways to solve the looming problems of social security in a bipartisan fashion. He went out on the stump to convince Americans to hand over social security to the same fools including investment banks, brokerage firms, and money managers who are responsible for the recent financial crisis.

President Obama and Democrats won the largest victory since WW II and what do we hear from the taking heads and network sycophants? His mandate for change means nothing. He must seek out the support of all the remaining Republicans in the House and Senate before he can take action to solve our economic problems. When Republicans win by a nose hair, they have political capital. When Democrats win in a landslide, they must be cautious and find middle ground with Republicans.

Conventional wisdom continues to support the status quo.