The truth is that the Democrats in Congress would rather sit back and let the president take the heat in war than do anything risky.
For the Democrats to sit back and allow that to happen, is even more wrong.
And meanwhile, the Democrats just sat there because they didn't know what to do.
But unlike 1978, Democrats this year are not sitting on their hands.
But Democrats, and Republican moderates, would not sit still.
For the first time in memory, two Democrats sit on the council.
Nine Republicans and seven Democrats sit on the panel.
Democrats can sit back and see what happens.
"I have not had a conversation where Democrats sit around talking about who they want to get back at."
"The Governor took action while Democrats sat on their hands for years," he said.