You heard it here first

I posted something along these lines earlier, but its nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks this. The New York Sun echoes the sentiments I stated just the other day. Talk about ahead of the pack.

If someone votes in lockstep with party leadership, they are described as
"courageous," where the far more difficult decision to take a principled stand
of independence and vote conscience instead of straight party line is routinely
described as cowardly.

Although you have to sign up to read the whole article I believe it is well worth it.