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This convention says less about the Democratic candidates than it does about the liberal Blogosphere. Having stormed the gates of power and edged the Dems into slight majorities in Congress, they are now loath to do anything that might upset the apple cart.
Democratic Washington hasn't changed. They are still the same craven group of people who have the guts to stand up to only one group of people, their voter bases. They caved on Iraq. They're caving on FISA. They're letting Executive criminality off the hook.
Two years ago, the "Netroots" would be howling for blood. Now they have been allowed to have a seat at the kiddie table and hold their fire. To cheer Clinton and boo Kucinich only shows how much the "netroots" has been bought out.
