Dems Put Social Security Above Teri

In his lengthy Meet the Press interview today, Howard Dean was grilled on Dems and morality, sticking pretty much to the "We've got morals, we care about the poor" line. But when he strayed, boy, did he stray:

RUSSERT: Why didn't one Democratic senator stand up in the U.S. Senate and stop the legislation regarding Terri Schiavo if the party feels so strongly about it?

DEAN: [Blah, blah, blah] The reason I didn't say anything about it at the time--and leaving the senators aside, as the chairman didn't say anything about it at the time, is because we are on a roll with Social Security.

That's good; because the Dems were pleased with the way things were going on Social Security, they didn't take a strong moral stand on an issue they feel strongly moral about. The Dems practice relative, selective morality, and as long as they do so, they will not get the vote of people who know that morals don't flex.