Some Bark, But No Wood

In a lead post on Democratic Underground titled "Democrats Finally Get Some Bark, Now They Need Some Bite," blogger Dan Gougherty writes:

In the coming months there will be several opportunities for liberal Democrats to strongly voice their opposition to Bush’s agenda. The biggest opportunity will of course be Bush’s plan to line the pockets of Wall Street investment bankers with his privatization scheme.

While the debate will provide Democrats with the opportunity to once again display some “bark,” they need to up the ante. They need to back up the bark with some bite.

Instead of merely opposing Bush’s scheme, this is a golden opportunity to reframe the debate and propose alternatives, even enhancements to Social Security.

Then ... silence. All rhetoric, no ideas. All criticism, no critical thinking. All bark, no bite.