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The real question one should be asking--if politicians are indeed the craven reeds-in-the-wind equivocators we know them to be--is how can our leaders resist this kind of pressure?" ~omooex
Because they do not believe they will incur any penalties for their behavior.
They're right.
After eight years of barely summoning even the appearance of opposition to Bush-Cheney, Inc., Democrats were richly rewarded at the polls.
Reeds-in-the-wind equivocators are a dime a dozen. An awful lot of 'em are self-described "progressive" voters.
Funny how we never get a progressive government, though.
