Reply #100: I just believe that we have to lead by example

[ginchinchili]

It's a shame that so many Democrats on this board equate honest leadership with weakness. It would appear that you and others do, but I don't. I state that the Democrats should demonstrate leadership with integrity and should try to work with Republicans, and you and several others assume that means be weak and let the Republicans push us around. That's a damn shame. That's not what it means to me at all. Part of demonstrating real leadership and integrity involves being strong and not putting up with crap that the opposing Party, or anyone else, including those within our own Party, throw out there to muck up positive progress. But I don't call that being overtly partisan. I call that leadership. We just disagree on that point.