[Riddil]

Well... IMHO (in-my-hyperbolic-opinion) the biggest reason the Dems are so quiet is b/c there's some serious in-fighting. We don't see the power struggle for the most part b/c if the Dems let on that there's multiple factions that can't agree then they'd lose even more support.

Which goes back to the sad truth that disagreeing with your party is seen as a BAD thing, when it should be the norm. Why should All Dems / Reps feel exactly the same on every single issue. Why does it seem that every vote on a major issue is polarized down party lines? Why can't Lieberman stand up and support the war, and at the same time a Republican senator announce he thinks it's a bad idea?

And yeah... even back in middle-school when I first learned of PAC's and lobbyists the thought that went through my head was... "how the hell can this be moral / legal / just?" And I'm still asking myself that question.