WHY THE MOVEMENT CONSERVATIVES WIN SO OFTEN

They are willing to ignore the public's wishes if it goes against their principles and they aren't afraid of brinksmanship, as Rep. Shelley Berkely put it:

Profanity, Anger Spill Over in House Democratic Caucus Meeting
By Anna Palmer
Roll Call Staff
Dec. 9, 2010, 2:29 p.m.

Berkley is one of the few Democrats publicly supporting the package. While she said it wasn’t necessarily how she would have written it, the bill should go forward in her estimation because it is “chock full” of tax cuts that will help the working class in her state.

“I’m not willing to play Russian roulette to see who blinks first,” Berkley said.

This last statement implies that we think less of our principles than the conservatives think of theirs.