Evidently these Senators fear rational voters more than rabid moonbats. Everyone knows the base will still vote Dem no matter how much howling and teeth-gnashing and empty threats they demonstrate today.
Meanwhile, Hillary had to play to the batty base and abandon her "centrist" transformation. This vote was a no-win situation for the Beast.
It should be noted that Baucus, Bingaman, Byrd, Dorgan, Johnson, Landrieu, Lincoln, Nelson, Nelson, Pryor, Rockefeller and Salazar represent states that went to Bush in 2004. So, aren't they technically RED states? So then, isn't this entire rant against the Hawaiians, Cantwell, Carper, Kohl and Leiberman? Hawaii is still shaking from electing a Republican governor, Wisconsin took all night to go to Kerry and Lieberman is the McCain of the Democrats so it makes sense they wouldn't vote with the herd.
The more you examine this, the sillier the whole tirade gets.