Okay, we'll disregard the fact that the Democrats aren't running the country at the moment, therefor they aren't obligated to have plans for anything (that's the Republicans' job right now)
One of the wacky side effects of partisanship is the inability to listen to the other side or actively figure out what they're talking about. Of course the Democrats aren't going to seem to have solutions if you don't take the time to find out what they are. The fact of the matter is, they do have solutions, but they are usually disregarded by partisan Republicans right out of the gate, simply because they came from Democrats.
Conversely, many Democrats also complain that the Republicans have no plan in Iraq, Afghanistan, Social Security, the economy, etc...of course we know they do have a plan, but since the Democrats don't like them, they (or any partisan on either side) will equate "plan I don't like" to "no plan at all".
Just my opinion.