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“The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
—”The Second Coming,” W.B. Yeats

My previous post advocated for more passionate intensity from the sensible majority in this country and our representatives in government. Without that, the worst will win. So I was very glad to see signs that organized labor is ready to hold lawmakers’ feet to the fire to prevent further concessions on health care reform. It’s good to see someone standing up for something. We need lots more of that.

As cartoon editor for a “shamelessly biased political journal”, I found a few cartoonists also taking Dems to task for their wimpishness. Abell Smith finds Democrats’ martial arts skills lacking. Ted Rall updates Obama’s slogan: “Yes we can—but we probably won’t.” And Tom Tomorrow asks: “What if Democrats behaved more like Republicans?”