This is a matter of public health. The public was sick and tired of DeLay and his corruption.
Populism is not a style, it’s a people’s rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country – including our economy, government, media, and environment.
There’s enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level – everything from living wage campaigns to efforts to finance our elections are having terrific success.
The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow.