Open Thread

April 21st, 2010 9:50 AM

Possible talking point: Dems want to have their cake and eat it too.

President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are promising a climactic clash with Wall Street, but there's a complication in their battle plan: The Democratic Party is closer to corporate America - and to Wall Street in particular - than many Democrats would care to admit...

The Republican Party is still emphatically aligned with business, but in most cases unapologetically so. For Democrats, the dance is trickier: How do you reap the financial rewards of corporate America without offending your core political beliefs - or your party's committed base?

Say one thing, do another?