Good piece, and there's one point worth noting.
He said, "Democrats understand that they were elected to do what those who elected them wanted."
He praises Dems for doing what "those who elected them wanted." However, we've seen Senators like Daschle go down during election, and supposedly they were "doing what the Dems wanted by obstructing."
But he (Daschle) was more or less not doing what "his constituency" wanted, but what the vocal wing of the party wanted.
For that reason, I think the Republicans in the Senate are weak. The liberal republicans from the northeast are elected by liberal republicans, and therefore, I think that's why they don't always vote on the "party line." They're playing to their constituency.
McCain, well McCain, has no excuse, other than he knows that the Republicans in Arizona keep electing him no matter how he acts...I still can't figure that out, LOL.
Such as Leapin' Lyndsay-and Liddy-Trent Lott, Waner, Gordon Smith and Orrin Hatch-two of the most liberal Mormons that I've ever laid eyes on-and the always infamous, lamentable-and contemptible-monstrosity known as "McHagAr."
Hmm...?