[dgllghr]

And if you look very closely, you can see just the tiniest bit of backbone growing in the backs of the Democratic congresspeople. If they continue to nurture this growth, they may even be able to sit up straight. That would be a marked improvement over their current situation of lying on the floor and letting the GOP walk all over them.

[greggoB]

Hopefully this time it lasts - over the past 10+ years I've witnessed them occasionally find it, only to lose it again relatively quickly. Now the stakes are too high to repeat this pattern.

[jfengel]

It's better than caving, but it's the least conceivable quantum of backbone. We're talking Cambrian Explosion levels of backbone, and I expect any further growth will proceed at about the same pace.