every one of the four major Republican prescriptions for economic growth has demonstrated itself to be ineffective -- or downright poisonous -- in the real world of today's real economy.

But Republicans continue to bray on about the need to cut taxes, cut spending and cut regulation as if it were not as plain as the nose on your face that these proposals have proven themselves utter failures.

So why haven't the Democratic policies of President Obama been able to restore employment to its pre-recession levels? The answer is simple: not enough of a good thing.