2008 was a liberal/Democrat mandate for change!

That is, it was, up until the moment liberal Democrats started trying to make the changes they want. Once that happened, well…

Dem campaign anxiety: Vulnerables say they lack cover from Pelosi

Politically vulnerable Democrats say Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders aren’t offering them the protection from tough votes that they did in the last Congress.

Conservative Democrats fear that dozens of members could be swept out of their districts in the midterm election next year, and that fear has been intensifying in recent weeks.

Between a tough vote on a climate change bill that many don’t expect to become law and a leftward push on healthcare legislation, Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) critics within her caucus say she’s left the so-called “majority makers” exposed.

Yeah, see, if you don’t expect it to become law, it’s kind of a crap move to make your more conservative and/or vulnerable members vote for it.

On the other hand, what good is a majority if you don’t use it? They don’t last forever, you know.

“She keeps trying to push an unpopular package,” said Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), a centrist Blue Dog Democrat, referring to healthcare. “I think it’s fair to say they were better at it before.”

Another Blue Dog lawmaker put it more bluntly.

“They’re seriously endangering their majority,” said the Blue Dog, who requested anonymity. “With the increased margin and a [Democratic] president, there seems to be a different feeling.”

I’m oddly inclined to side with the bleedin’ hearts here. We conservatives, after all, wish Republicans had used their majorities to better effect while they had them.

The weird part is: the country’s already moving in a liberal/socialist direction, slowly but surely. It has been for a long time. Democrats don’t have to force their crap through all at once. They can just let things flow along slowly. Just barely push, and be patient, and the country will keep moving right down the path to pacifist collectivism.

But they can’t do it. So. Good.

Via Memeorandum