In terms of the promises made, and the relatively simple and popular proposals they sought to pass quickly, the Democratic Congress has accomplished exactly nothing. Instead of putting their legislative priorities into law, they have concentrated on investigations and public relations wars with the Administration over the supplemental military funding for Iraq. Paul Mirengoff writes at Power Line:

The Washington Post notices that the Democratic Congress hasn't accomplished anything yet. It observes that "not a single priority on the Democrats" agenda has been enacted.

Readers will recall that during the 2006 campaign, the Dems identified six relatively easy items, the quick passage of which would ensure them of a flying start. The six were: increase the minimum wage, implement most recommendations of the 9/11 commission, allow federal funding for stem cell research, permit the government to negotiate prescription drug prices under Medicare, cut student loan rates and roll back certain tax breaks for oil and gas companies to finance alternative energy research.

None has been enacted. The Post might also have noted that earmark reform has stalled despite the efforts of Republicans like Senator DeMint to push it into law.

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Certainly, the failure of the Democratic Congress to get anything done will improve their standing with Republican voters and conservative or libertarian independents. It probably won't hurt them with their own base, which is more interested in discrediting Bush through investigations and cutting and running from Iraq.

It may tip the scales with some borderline independent voters, though, nearly all of whom went for the Democrats in the midterm elections. Those remaining traditional Democrats who abhor the thought of defeat in Iraq and who supported most of the promised initiatives will be discouraged, at the least. Add to this the apparent intent of the antiwar left to go to the mats to force retreat from Iraq, and there may be fractures in the Democrats' winning coalition.