We The People ...
"Throughout the President's speech last night he expressed an idea that surely the founders, all of them, would have objected to -- the idea that the people in the room were doing The People's Work. No, that's not the idea. The idea is much heavier than that. The people in the room are the people." - Dave Winer - Full Post Link
What a novel idea and "spot on" insight from Mr. Winer. For whatever reason, and I'm sure like many Americans, I've lost sight of the basic fact that Congress is a representative of the people, a group to which they also belong. Their service is to the people they represent NOT soley to the Commander In Chief.
Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious but it reminds me of the cartoon where these aliens observe a man walking his dog. The dog takes a crap and the man scoops it up. They later approach the man and ask him to take them to his leader, which they assume is the dog.
From the aliens perspective, the man is the subservient of the dog. For the last six years, Congress has assumed the same subservient role to our President. It's become so commonplace that many, including myself, have lost sight of just how our government is supposed to operate.
Here's to hoping that with a newly elected Democrat congress that a turnaround is on the horizon.