Attention Congressional Democrats: wake up and grow a spine.

I am not saying this to be inflammatory or to rile people up, I am saying this because I care. I am a Democrat and frankly your idea of a bipartisan America never was and never will be. That is the reality of today. While it is great to try and get people to rally around a cause, at what cost does this come?

During the health care reform battle, you catered to the Republicans for essentially no reason. You had 60 votes and you should have put the conservative Democrats in the position to have to kill the bill. You should have played a game of chicken, and for one god-forsaken time, you should have stuck to your ideals. But you didn’t. And the result? Health care costs will continue to rise and more Americans will become uninsured. You think this will help you in November? You’re wrong. According to a poll by ABC News/Washington Post, your numbers with Democrats shoot up if you pass a health care reform bill while numbers with Republicans and Independents stay the same. So overall, numbers go up. Why not rally the base while keeping your numbers among the opposition the same? Start making a lick of sense, people.

Now there’s a $100 billion jobs bill on the table. According to a Quinnipiac poll, the public supports this measure 77-22, including 70% of Independents and 50% of Republicans. It is the most popular bill that has been put forth all year, so obviously on this issue you would stick to your guns, right? Wrong. Republicans are unanimously opposing the bill. This should be a trap for the Republicans. Make them deny the most popular bill passed through Congress in ages. But instead, you’re floundering. You scrapped the original bill and trumpeted a new bipartisan bill that Republicans are STILL opposing. @$#%!

Here’s some advice: Stop worrying about November. If you worry about taking care of the country, success in November will follow. Please, for America’s sake, do not let the fate of the country come down to one or two people. In short: grow a spine.