"Liberal Media" advocating the resignation of Reid as Majority Leader?  I cannot determine when I have ever heard this as a general media outcry, and Reid has been at his job for more than 4 years now (although, of course, the job became more powerful 2 and a half years ago).  The media cannot possibly like the fact that Democratic bills and ethics reform and oversight responsibilities all die on Reid's desk.  He doesn't grant the media unprecedented access, and he CERTAINLY isn't media-savvy or charismatic.  Why do they not blame him for any of this?

  Reid caved on Joe Lieberman.  He caved on any number of 4th amendment issues.  He caved on Roland Burris.  He doesn't seem to be liked by ANYONE on either side of the aisle other than (maybe?) just enough politicians on the Hill to get backroom deals done which squash progress.  Why would even THESE Conservative Democrats like Reid--doesn't a universally disdained do-nothing Senate increase the likelihood that the Senators will lose upcoming elections?   And he is obviously no friend of the Republicans (unlike Lieberman)--they trash him every chance they get, and he never gets any Republican votes on these issues.

Republicans at this point are probably rabid and fatalistic enough at this point to actually, literally filibuster all legislation that comes through the Senate.  They have nothing to lose--anyone who still votes Republican is going to vote Republican REGARDLESS of what these clowns do--they can't damage their brand anymore (not by being obstructionist, anyway).  But a strong Democratic Senate Majority Leader would have said from Day 1:  "Go ahead!  Filibuster everything if you dare.  We'll run your dramatic interpretation of Marcel Proust on a constant loop for the American people.  And when you stop, we WILL pass these bills with 51 votes.  We are the MAJORITY!"  A good leader would say to the 7 or 8 ConservaDems who disagree with the legislation "Go ahead!  We'll pass the bills, and you can then go tell your Conservative constituents that you didn't vote for the bills we passed.  Your hands were tied by that mean Senate Majority that didn't let you kill the bill.  And then DARE THOSE PEOPLE to vote instead for the lunatic Conservative jackass who'll have no more power than you do and who has shown he has no ideas and cannot govern.  And if we lose your seat to that Republican, who cares?  We've already lost YOUR vote on these issues, so now we'll just lose his."

Harry Reid is a major reason that Obama's poll numbers are dropping.  He is a major reason that Democrats stand a chance of getting hammered in the mid-terms and beyond.  He is a major reason that a small handful of Republicans and DINO's continue to have lockdown control over the government and the debate.  This is the last straw.  Why don't the at least 40 Democrats who are on board with this Health Care Reform platform demand his replacement?  They can do it without him losing his seat in 2010 to some Conservative Ensign apologist as Michael Steele dances in the streets over having unseated the Majority Leader.