I haven’t figured out why some people and institutions are utterly incapable of realizing that compromise isn’t always an effective solution at all; let alone a good one. Putting out only half a house fire isn’t going to keep it from burning to the ground, so what’s the point of meeting the blaze halfway?

Their starting point is ‘least worst’ but after some corporate bribes and collusion with the (R)’s they often can make it much worse.

I’m glad to see those progressives finally rejecting their own fallacy.

Also: Do not call people ‘cracker.’ You lose all credibility.

And, yet, it wasn’t hard for many of us, from all across the country, to run to your aid, Steve Cohen, when you were ruthlessly attacked by the EMILY’s fund candidate who thought it was wrong for an African-American district to be represented by a Jew. We had your back, then, sir, with money, blog attention, and promises of support. And you won that primary, didn’t you, and went on to win your second term in Congress, right?

So, now, when we come to you and ask you to promise to keep your word, what exactly is hard about that? What could possible come up between now and the vote that might make you change your mind? Could it possibly be the same kind of pressure that enabled you to greatly disappoint us with your last Supplemental Vote?

Why would you let that happen, Congressman Cohen, when we worked so hard for you? And why would you ever expect us to work that hard to defend you again, if you are unable to make and keep a promise about something you claim to believe in so mightily as universal health care for all Americans?

Why?