I think it was calculated. The Democrats needs some nuts and he's got the biggest cojones in their camp(beside Howard Dean who scares too many people to win them over~lol~). Man i get tired of them shying away from Republicans. If theres something wrong with fight back and trying to get his camp to muster up some courage. Then WTF? the democunts have been playing too nice with the repubicwhores. They need to go blood and crips with it, because the conservatives arent going to bargain with them until they get back some power in government.