Don't forget about Beltway cowardice

(updated below)

Corruption and dishonesty are among the Washington vices which receive substantial attention, but cowardice is often overlooked, despite how pervasive it is.  The news cycle of the last two days has been driven by an attack on organized labor from a "senior White House official" who was willing to express these views only while hiding behind the fetal wall of anonymity extended by Politico.  Last night on The Ed Show, United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard was...