Mission Accomplished

Thursday, the Democratic-led House rolled back billions of dollars in oil industry subsidies , the last of six high-priority issues in its 100 hours agenda. To recap:

1) End the link between lobbyists and legislation. Check.

2) Pay-as-you-go, no new deficit spending. Check.

3) Implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. Check.

4) Raise the minimum wage. Check.

5) Promote stem cell research. Check.

6) Negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare Check.

7) Cut interest rates for student loans in half. Check.

8) Roll back the multi-billion dollar subsidies for Big Oil. Check.

Congratulations to the Democratic Party for taking care of business and for showing Americans that a party that believes that government can be part of the solution can actually get things done. There's so much more work to be done though, and this is only the first step.