For a long time, I thought the Democrats were fighting valiantly but just overwhelmed by the Oligarchy and the Republicans. Then I saw the Democrats losing fights they should win and I figured they must be just weak and ineffectual. Then I kept seeing them backing off without putting up a fight at all and I decided they were gutless cowards. Finally I noticed that enough of them keep voting with the Republicans to always make sure the Republicans more or less win almost every fight, and that they keep starting from a Center position and bargaining to the RIGHT, and eventually after enough of that it became impossible to ignore the only conclusion that actually fits the facts: The Democrats are not outmatched, they aren't weak, they aren't cowards.....they're COMPLICIT!!!