The Democrats prove themselves to be cowards, again. This country needs to get rid of the winner-take-all elections and implement instant-runoff or a similar system that would change the political calculus of the gutless incumbents on both sides of the aisle. Right now they’re all far more worried about appearing weak than actually being weak; they’d rather tear up the constitution and let troops die for nothing than lose a few votes to the fascist wing of the Republican party
Update: Russ Feingold continues his track record of being on the right side of every important issue ever:
“There was an intentional manipulation of the facts to get this legislation through,” said Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, a Democrat on the Intelligence Committee who voted against the plan.The White House, Mr. Feingold said Friday in an interview, “has identified the one major remaining weakness in the Democratic Party, and that’s its unwillingness to stand up to the administration when it’s making a power grab regarding terrorism and national security.”
“They have figured out that all they have to do is start talking about an imminent terrorist threat, back it up against a Congressional recess, and they know the Democrats will cave,” he added.
