If they worry about Idaho, now is the time to Fight

This DailyKos post makes a case that now is the time to fight back.

That means Fighting. Back. Now. No more caving to the administration on FISA. No more Blue Dog Dems (and Kucinich) voting against healthcare for children. But most importantly: No more funding for Iraq without withdrawal deadlines.

That's what we can learn from Idaho.

Kucinich voted against SCHIP? Wha...?!? I must be out of touch with day-yo-day politics.

I know that some people make a cause out of split-the-difference centrism. Read the whole post. The people are leading the Dems kicking and screaming to more populist positions. Not ideologically liberal, but populist. Healthcare. Iraq. Without a coherent social movement, its that raw populist sentiment that can prod our preternaturally timid politicians.

Torture? I don't know. How do average voters feel about the recently released torture memos? Do they feel that our values are betrayed? or do they think head-slapping and water boarding are fraternity pranks?