>I think the foundation of their convictions is to be found in Jimmy
>Carter's statement that "The world
>is unfair." That is, the premise here is that much, perhaps most, human
>suffering isgrounded in the nature of things, not in the historical
>accident of capitalism.
Ok. So why has it come to the point of doing absolutely nothing to make it more fair?
No one would expect a critique of capitalism from them but at least a dogfight over *something*. Like Doug said, they walk in the door compromising and Repubs don't. That wasn't always the case.
>Know your enemy, damn it. And indulgence in the pleasure of calling them
>names can really frustrate knowledge.
Who's calling names? Asking why the dems are such pussies right now is not calling names.
It's asking why they're such pussies right now.