I would never have thought that the Democrats would be so ... I just
need more words for 'spineless.' I don't have enough. [Grabbing a
thesaurus:] 'Wimpy,' 'irresolute,' 'chicken,' 'weak-willed,' 'timid,'
'lily-livered' - I like that one - 'without backbone,' 'gutless.'
'Gutless' is good. [quoted in The American Prospect, November,
2005]