I see your point, but my argument is that the Democrats were not sufficiently partisan in their response. Had the Democrats stuck together and fought tooth-and-nail once it was clear that the Republicans were never going to play ball, a lot of the damage could have been avoided. And, now that Republican policies have led to disaster, it's not the time for Democrats to let their guard down and get punked again. It's hard enough for them to pull together a truly liberal coalition out of all the twisted factions of Democrats in the House and Senate without trying to appease the party that's been rejected strongly by the voters in the last two elections.

A lot of Republicans are even saying now that their party needs some time in the wilderness to get things together and win back the trust of voters. Democrats would do well to let them focus on those efforts rather than letting them undermine progressive change.