He's wrong, but let's accept that this is where he and congressional Democrats stand.
By 1994 the congressional Democrats declared that health care reform was dead.
The debate that followed found congressional Democrats urging the president to wait for sanctions to take effect.
Congressional Democrats consider the elderly an important part of their base; hence the party's concern.
What Congressional Democrats cannot do, however, is change the basic direction of the country.
Most Congressional Democrats are opposed, but the cut may be the only way to pay for programs they want, like child care.
Congressional Democrats say it is too soon to assess how strong opposition will be against a program whose details are still not fully known.
The president and congressional Democrats insist that higher taxes are needed to make current government spending levels permanent.
She wouldn't campaign for congressional Democrats who crashed and burned supporting her husband.
Few Congressional Democrats were going out of their way to defend him.