Truthdig - David Sirota: "Only One Good Path for the Democrats: Go Big"

[excerpt] What the party gains in strength it loses in a Republican scapegoat that previously justified inaction. On huge issues—whether re-regulating Wall Street, reforming trade, solving the health care emergency, or ending the Iraq war—America envisages enormous progress in the months ahead, and Democrats will have no one to blame for failure but themselves. After all, with over 360 electoral votes, a President Obama cannot credibly claim he lacks the political capital to legislatively steamroll a humiliated GOP and its remaining senators. The same goes for Democrats everywhere. Meeting expectations requires championing far-reaching—even radical—initiatives. More at Truthdig