Traditionally, the Democrats have been resistant to doing anything when they have power. They much prefer sniping from the sidelines at a Republican president. If Obama does anything (and history shows he will not), the Dems might pay for it in 2010.
If they pass a tax increase, they will take a beating for it.
If they monkey with health care, they are touching the new 3rd rail of politics.
The Fairness Doctrine will be very difficult to implement without hurting their allies in the media.
If they just bring the troops home and cut military spending, they probably will not get the boot in 2010.
In the meantime, they have to pray that Russia, Iran, China and the terrorists keep quiet.
A common misconception among FReepers. The FD exempts "news" orgs, ie, those that are deceptive about their biases. It only targets outlets that are honest about their bias (ie, conservative).
Oh, and the Russian bear is already growling - putting in more missiles and jammers to defeat the European ABM systems (that Buttock has promised to remove).