I think it is pretty much getting to “game over” for the Dem legislative agenda. Despite Obama playing to his best strength last week, there is zero momentum only a few days later and so how is cap and trade and immigration going to have any chance at all with out any intimidating political capital to spend on it?

BTW kudos to Russ Feingold (my favorite Progressive because he is ethically clean and did no earmarking).

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/27265…

Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin joined the anti-czar chorus Wednesday, asking Obama to detail the roles and responsibilities of all of the czars in his administration and to explain why he believes the use of czars is consistent with the Senate’s constitutional power to offer advice and consent on top-level executive branch officials.

“To the extent that this undercuts that role and people are put in the place of Cabinet people and really are the key authorities and you can’t question them, that’s something worth talking about,” Feingold said. “I think it’s a fair point.”

Feingold says he doesn’t know if there are any constitutional violations, but he suggested that he may hold an oversight hearing on the matter.

Now if the DNC can spare time from its ad making schedule) and they and democrats in Congress would address Feingold's concerns, we might get somewhere.

For those keeping score Wiki says:

George W. Bush 2001–2009 31
Barack Obama 2009– 32