I've been saying it for weeks.
The situation is: Obama is naive, inexperienced, and his ideas are down-right socialist and un-American. Furthermore, he is bound to "fail" by just about any objective measure you care to name.
The probable result is: "veteran" dems with more political savvy had to know this was going to happen too. They may have idiotic ideas about governing our Nation, but no-one ever said they were politically stupid. I have thought, basically since O was elected, that sooner or later the love-fest was going to end, and the 'rats were literally and figuratively going to abandon the ship.
Some are no-doubt already looking towards the 2010 elections, and preparing to campaign. They have got to walk a fine line - distance themselves from an administration that is a B grade disaster flick in the making...while not alienating the "faithful." I believe 2010 is going to be a good year/election for the GOP. I believe 2012 will be even better. By then Obama's failed policies will have shown the younger generation exactly what a recession is like, and exactly why we do not want big, obtrusive government. All you really need to do is point out to them - what if there were someone in control of the government with whom you completely disagreed? Would you want them having this much power over your life? The best government is the smallest government, period.
They liked all the socialist ideas of the Great “O”, but they didn't think he would really try and do them ALL in his first 100 days. I think they expected the Clinton approach of good speeches and no action.
Now they look at their investments and shake their heads.