Courage seems to be in short supply on Capitol Hill these days. Republicans in Congress - especially the Senate - have been appearing a bit hesitant to speak out for the ideas they believe in. Maybe they're still in a state of shock over the Jim Jeffords situation, but that's really no excuse. House and Senate Democrats have always been better at politics than the GOP, pulling on the heartstrings of their constituents in order to create a more powerful federal government and keep themselves in office. Recently though, it's almost as if Republicans have given up trying to convince people that