if one simply reads the history of the democratic party it becomes painfully simple. it has become a party of the poor, for the poor , and by the poor . this is exactly how obama got elected . democrats see themselves as the all high savor of the masses . the party has lost it's roots and it's way . much as the republican party has . we simply cannot afford all the entitlement programs . sorry , we dont have the money. and there are not enough rich folks to tax to fix it. although the gimme folks like the sound of it . the answer is in getting people back to work paying taxes and contributing to the economy instead of being a burden on it.