Dems cowering in the corner (and me missing Wellstone)

Let's remember: 1) Bush clearly broke the law, and 2) his approval rating is hovering in the mid-30s.

So given this, when a Democrat steps up to say the obvious -- Bush shouldn't break the law -- the Dems:

Democratic leaders shy away from censure plan
Sen. Feingold's effort to condemn Bush over spy program fails to draw clear support

WASHINGTON - Democrats distanced themselves Monday from Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold's effort to censure President Bush over domestic spying, maneuvering to prevent a vote that could alienate swing voters.

Typical courage from Lieberman:

Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Democrat who supports the Iraq war, said he does not buy the Bush administration's argument that it had the legal authority to enact the program.

But, he said, "I'd prefer to see us solve the problem."

In other words, Bush broke the law, but I'm not going to do anything about it.

Here's what Frist said:

Frist, a Tennessee Republican, called the measure "a political stunt that is addressed at attacking the president of the United States of America when we're at war."

Why doesn't Harry Reid fire back: "Yeah, we are at war, in Iraq, a war we shouldn't have started. You can wiretap there all you want. And we're at war with Al Queda, and you can wire tap them all you want. But last time I checked we are not at war with the American people, and you cannot wire tap them illegally."

"Oh and by the way, if you want to talk about the appropriateness of political stunts during wartime, that's a conversation I'm willing to ahve with you on Meet the Press or wherever you like, and we'll start with the "Mission Accomplished" banner and Top Gun playacting."

"Even many in your own party have said Bush broke the law here, so don't you dare chalk this up to partisanship."

Instead Reid said:

Asked at a news conference whether he would vote for the censure resolution, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada declined to endorse it and said he hadn't read it.