Russell Feingold was making noises the other day about filibustering the Patriot Act renewal. As far as
I know, no other Democrats have yet indicated they will join him. But if Feingold does try a filibuster, it's a foregone conclusion that enough Democrats will cross the aisle to cut off
debate.
And then, when those Democrats are up for re-election, we will see
hapless liberals wringing their hands and then trooping dutifully off
to vote for these swine, lamely mumbling that a Republican would
certainly be worse.
And that, dear friends, is how the machine turns out its predictable
product. These poor liberals are, you might say, the "enablers" who allow
the monster to have his wicked way.