This is DNC SOP. Once they have been called out as the wimps and cowards they are, they immediately puff up and start acting as if they are really tough guys.
Truth hurts, I'd wager.
Then the good guys back down and "apologize."
If the RATS don't like an ad that is running...it is taken down.
If the RATS don't like a comment someone made...there is an apology.
If the RATS don't like a person in the administration...they huff and puff and try to knock them down.
So far President Bush has not succumbed to the pressure to replace key people like Cheney, as his VP in '04, or Rummy, or Rove.
This crap is getting old and we need to fight it has it should be fought. No retreat!
Exactly. Here is a picture of Beckel in full "puffer" mode.