Durbin pulling his punches so as not to “ruffle the feathers” of Republicans is yet another example of preemptively attempting to prevent an expected backlash. Trying to placate the right in this way has failed over and over again, and it is important to note that the GOP rarely if ever does this.
Dems in the senate while being beaten with a cane: May the good senator from Texas, the Honorable Blood Fist, note, I believe we had agreed that no person would hold a cane with two hands while in the chambers…”
