Yesterday, reports on the progress of the financial reform bill went like this: "Senators on Wednesday narrowly rejected a key vote to end the debate on a sweeping bank reform bill that would have set the stage for passage of the legislation in the Senate by the end of the week. "

Who does America dislike the most? Washington or Wall Street? Who does America blame the most for the recession? Washington or Wall Street? The answer is Wall Street. But maybe not by much. Why? Because Washington keeps kowtowing to Wall Street. Now some folks say, that both parties are receiving money from Wall Street, so can we trust the so-called reform? No one who follows American politics expect Washington to send a paddy wagon to Wall Street, and to lock up all of  the crooks up there, or to lock up even a significant number of the crooks, but Washington, at least,  is expected to put some restraints on the rogues, whose greed nearly brought about the ruin of the world economy, and brought a lot of pain and misery to many Americans. It is clear from watching the Senate debate on financial reform that the GOP is doing everything it can to even block modest reform -- reform that might keep the rogues on Wall Street semi-straight or would put some of them in jail.

The Democratic Party has an opportunity to distinguish itself from the Republican Party, clearly. To do this, senators should  press the Republicans, force them to vote again and again, until the most blind American, among us, can see that the Republican Senators are not working for the best interest of the average American, but are working to preserve, in tact,  the privileges of Wall Street, and its ability to repeat its abuses.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) would be wise to call roll after roll call vote. If the Republicans continue to block and to filibuster, the Democratic leadership can build a solid train of evidence, a strong case, to take to the voters in November, proving the  the need for fewer Republicans in the Congress.