Well it has been a week since the Massachusetts Senate elections and Senator Brown's first trip to D.C. It appears that the Progressives within the Democratic Party are somewhat in a tizzy as they loose a Senate seat. A seat to which they have had locked up for over 30 years, in a State and sector of the Country which predominately leans toward the Center-Left.
Later tonight may be a defining moment as President Obama takes center stage with his first State of the Union Address. What direction will he take in reaction to the voters speaking loudly for a third time. The President did not seem to hear the previous 2-times (New Jersey Governor race and Virgina's House seat)the voters spoke. Will he continue the course possibly distancing himself from his Party and the American majority or will he change course as his predecessors have done in the past. Will he stay with the Progressives on the Far-Left or will he move toward the traditional Democratic Center-Left? Obama's effectiveness as President over the next 3-years may weigh in the balance depending upon which direction he chooses. Will the Democratic Party stay the course with him if he choose the Far-Left or will they distance themselves in an attempt to save the Party from fracture that could ultimately divide the party in two. A Socialist Democratic Party and Blue/Center-Left Democratic Party. Either choice could severely hurt one or both of those parties.
What are your thoughts, and what direction should Obama and/or the Democratic Party take? What should the Republicans do and what about the progressive insertion into the Republican Party?
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