Melanie Sloan(I)

Executive Director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, and a former federal prosecutor.

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]