E. J. Dionne Jr. of the Washington Post does a good job of laying out the dilema the Feingold censure causes in the party. Excerpt below ...
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For two decades, Republicans have used their idealists, their ideologues and their loudmouths to push the boundaries of discussion to the right. In the best of all worlds, Feingold's strong stand would redefine what's "moderate" and make clear that those challenging the legality of the wiretapping are neither extreme nor soft on terrorism.
That would demand coordination, trust and, yes, calculation involving both the vote-counting politicians and the guardians of principle among the activists. Republicans have mastered this art. Democrats haven't.
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Unfortunately there is no suggestions in the article on fixing the problem. Other then trusting the leadership and caucus to figure things out (which may be the best option) I am curious what some thoughts are on helping the process along (sooner the better).