The Democratic Party is like a shitty middle-manager. The one who sets high expectations for the team but has no idea how to achieve it. And not only that, but demands their underlings cover for any weaknesses in their leadership. And if you don't, their failure is YOUR FAULT.
These managers can be hands-off, micromanaging, mid-day golfers, or 60-hour a week workers, but they without exception share one trait: they are mentally slothful and will never willingly give a moment's thought to any course of action that doesn't conform to their prejudices.
They're Willy Loman if that character somehow got promoted to a cushy management desk job: they feel entitled to success, only care about people who can get them ahead, never take responsibility for their fuck-ups, and above-all else DO NOT LISTEN. That's the Democratic Party.
These kind of managers can be tolerable, even pleasant, when things are running well, when you have a team that's willing and able to work around their boss. Their outbursts and obsessions and childishness become the occasional mosquito on your wedding day.
But when things get tough, that's when they bare their fangs. They might slink away or they might go into a whirlwind of activity, some of it even helpful, but the message is the same: "I demand that you and your coworkers succeed, no matter what I do to make that happen."
