Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[kandrathe]

My point, quite obviously, was about how much the Democrats, having won majorities in the Congress, Senate and the Presidency, get to set the agenda relative to the Republicans, and what kind of compromises are and are not appropriate given the results of the elections.

Just to stick my nose in a bit. I would hope that it is the People, through their representatives whether they be D's or R's that set the agenda. I still write to my representatives hoping to add my influence to their decisions, even though I'm technically neither a D or an R. I guess what I see in Washington by both the D's and the R's in thinking that "they" set the agenda is the kind of arrogance that is particularly distasteful to the electorate. This may be why the approval rating of Congress barely raises above the 30% mark.