Budgeting

Democrat propagandist Noam Levey spins in today's LAT the problems that Congressional Democrats are having trying to pass a budget for the fiscal year that began last October 1 as a Bush problem. But the central problem is that Democrats spent all their legislative days last summer playing games: trying to pass non-binding resolutions, investigating endlessly. Now they argue that President Bush should just give them what they want.

Democrats have overplayed their hand since they came into the majority in 2006. They have only a one vote margin in the Senate but they behave as if their margin is far larger. With a one vote margin, the majority needs to be realistic and work with the minority to get things done. Harry Reid has never tried that. Instead, he has alienated Congressional Republicans and President Bush with unnecessary harsh words.