Senate Democrats have always been cringey. How did we ever think they'd bravely stick up for us? [View all]

While many if not most of us in the Party still mourn the debacle that was the Sunday Night Massacre, it bears reminding that this wasn't the first time that Senate Democrats have pulled this kind of stunt at a critical point in history...

I recall early in Obama's first term that a handful of Democratic Senators (including Diane Feinstein) joined with Republican Senators to defeat legislation that would have let hundreds of thousands of debt-ridden homeowners seek mortgage relief in bankruptcy court. In doing so, they caved to pressure from banking lobbyists. The legislation - which had already passed through the House with a 234-191 vote - had Obama's tepid though not enthusiastic stamp of approval, with the President saying that he would sign the bill if the Senate passed off on it.

After the bill failed, the housing crisis quickly accelerated as more and more homes fell into foreclosure. Rather than judges being allowed to assist homeowners in modifying the terms of their loans, those homeowners were left to the mercy of lenders' and investors' whims as to whether or not to work with homeowners to put off foreclosure and eventual eviction. At a time that should have been recognized as an all hands on deck moment, Senate Democrats joined with Senate Republicans, united in a willingness to sit back and watch a disaster unfurl.

Sound familiar to what happened on Sunday night?

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