By DAVID ROGERS | 7/9/09 4:24 AM EDT

For a party that wants to dream big, Democrats keep tripping over the small stuff.

This summer’s agenda is historic: health care, climate change, financial regulatory reform. So why can’t the White House — with a 60-vote majority in the Senate — win a simple fight over a $12 million bus security program targeted for termination? Read the rest of this entry »