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But little things like that haven't stopped Senate Democrats like Max Baucus and Kent Conrad from caving to the right before, so why change now?
Baucus & Conrad don't cave to the right. They are "the right" - and they have a lot of company on their side of the aisle, as well as in the White House.
Erroneous descriptions of buckling, caving or spinelessness only further the mass hallucination that magically transforms a nakedly corrupt Democratic Party into a righteous bulwark between the powerless and the powerful.
They don't buckle.
They don't cave.
They aren't spineless.
After the shameful, embarrassing performance of the Democratic Party in the long, dark shadow of George W. Bush, it is extremely difficult to understand why so few Democrats understand the extent to which those they elect actively work against their most fundamental interests.
