What's Wrong With House Democrats?

Read this story and you will find out. A top House Democrat is corralling business lobbyists to help get more Democratic votes on the credit-card-industry-written Bankruptcy Bill. He is doing this, despite representing a working class congressional district in New York City - a city that will be hit particularly hard by the bankruptcy bill. Worse, his effort to pass the bankruptcy bill is made easier because the House Democratic leadership officially has no position on the bill.

At least Rep. David Obey (D-WI) keeps it real and tells the truth: "They ought to be ashamed of themselves. This bill is a measure of how bought-off both parties are."

I'm thankful there are people like Obey in Congress. But today is truly a sad day for the Democratic Party. What once was a party of the working class has now become something very, very different. Sadly, when you read a story like this and see Democrats support something like the bankruptcy bill, there should be no question as to why Democrats are in the minority.