Democrats don't have to take a stand because the MSM is doing it for them, just like this article is doing.
Yes and no. By not taking a stand, and letting the MSM do it, people are associating their stance as the same as Cindy's cult down in Crawford. So speak out or not vocally, the Dems are being associated in the public's mind with the anti-war loons in Texas and they are allowing it to occur. They are taking a stand by not opposing these groups speaking "in their name". And THAT is going to continue to hurt them.