Here we go again.   Gridlock is "already 100%".   Not so.   The stimulus and other bills have been passed--over strong Republican opposition-- in President Obama's first term. If you need a list, I'm sure it can be arranged.   You may not like some of the bills. But they have been passed. Let's have some care in thinking here, if possible.

The main problem is that the electorate at large, as of now, sees no results from the legislation that has been passed--partly because some of it appears to be back-loaded.

Secondary problem is that for months now virtually all other issues have taken a back seat to trying to get a health care reform plan through. That appears to have been a conscious plan by the Administration.   But because Democrats have been unwilling to compromise--primarily with each other-- that plan is stalled. There may also yet be a health care reform bill--especially if liberals in the Democratic party are willing to compromise with non-liberals in the Democratic party.   And before we hear whining that such a bill would not be worth passing, we're back to the old "half a loaf vs no bread" situation.   You have to start somewhere.   Just remember what those stellar political analysts, the Stones, said:   "You can't always get what you want...."

However, if, as expected, there is a Democratic debacle in the fall--but the Democrats retain nominal control of both chambers-- it will take very few conservative Democrats' votes to stymie virtually all of President Obama's agenda.   And that's the way we are now headed.

And that would mean real gridlock--on virtually all issues.   Which is not what we have now.