Adjective : a spineless, lily-livered coward. From Dictionary.com.
MSM’s spinelessness is as apparant as that of ONE BILLION so-called moderate Muslims. From Wordnik.com. [Offensive « BuzzMachine] Reference
The appearance of "spinelessness" is merely the inevitable result of their intrinsically two-faced role. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Confront the Desperate Losers Who Speak of Victory in Iraq] Reference
Washington Post ran an op-ed from a progressive fed up with Obama's "spinelessness,". From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
AngleofAttack Sarah Palin recently associated an Ivy League education with 'spinelessness'. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
That smacks of pandering or, worse, spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [Franken Ad: "I'm Not Proud Of Every Joke I've Ever Told"] Reference
Progressives typically attribute it to spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats] Reference
That's not censorship, that's corporate spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [President Obama: Don't Lecture China on Censorship] Reference
This tells you the spinelessness of the Secret Service. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2009] Reference
So don't count on that 'cause spinelessness is de rigeur. From Wordnik.com. [Max and the Marginalized: The Next Administration Should Thoroughly Investigate the Current One (and we made a song about it)] Reference
There is clearly a pattern of spinelessness in Washington. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Yellow City? Spineless Cowards Almost Everywhere in DC] Reference
Its worse than spinelessness although thats there in spades. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
It is only made complicated by the spinelessness of the Dem leadership. From Wordnik.com. [Source: Dem Leadership Will Propose That Lieberman Keep Homeland Security Chairmanship] Reference
But spinelessness is characterized by silence and silence is complicity. From Wordnik.com. [Coleen Rowley: Is Spineless Better Than Evil?] Reference
What some refer to as unforgivable spinelessness, others call pragmatism. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE: MoveOn Privately Demanding House Dem Leaders Toughen Up Iraq Bill] Reference
It is getting very difficult to defend the abject spinelessness of my party. From Wordnik.com. [Stark Apologizes After Censure Bid Fails] Reference
You know that spinelessness resulted in the disappearance of excellent teams. From Wordnik.com. [Fidel Castro Speaks to Outstanding Athletes] Reference
I'll fill you in: complete spinelessness has been the Democratic order of the day. From Wordnik.com. [Kyl-Lieberman Iran Amendment Passes By Huge Margin] Reference
Money is the opiate of the spinless and sycophancy is spinelessness in non-action. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Allow Invertebrate Dems In Congress to Insult You. They CAN Stop the War] Reference
And matyra is right - no amount of majority is enough to overcome dem spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [Democrats Claim Solid Advantage on Senate Committees] Reference
If hypocrisy and spinelessness were Olympic events, we have many gold medal contenders. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
I did as well, on a.m. radio, ranting at Democrats in Congress for their spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [Taylor Marsh: A Foreign Policy Vote for Barack and Joe] Reference
Few countries can boast of a tradition of spinelessness and appeasement the way France can. From Wordnik.com. [kevynwight Diary Entry] Reference
There is method to their spinelessness by Maxwell on Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 at 9: 28: 04 AM. From Wordnik.com. [FEARING THE FRIGHTFUL FILIBUSTER] Reference
I don't think this has anything to do with spinelessness on the part of our legislators anyway. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE: MoveOn Privately Demanding House Dem Leaders Toughen Up Iraq Bill] Reference
But the part that gets me the most about Senator Clinton is the eager embrace of spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [Lawrence Lessig: 4Barack] Reference
Their latest act of spinelessness came when the Senate voted 83-7 to deny ACORN any federal funds. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Blakeman: Democrats Still Not Aware They Actually Won The Election] Reference
Their prating about moral backbone in fact disguises an utter spinelessness in the face of creation. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Yet how brilliantly Mr. Sarsgaard insinuates the passive, spiritually dead spinelessness of the man. From Wordnik.com. [<i>The Seagull</i> Soars, Lofted by Sarsgaard, Scott Thomas] Reference
What Britain needs is more positive police action and less notice taken of the apparatus of spinelessness. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Rushdie affair demonstrated the spinelessness of the British political class in the face of Islamic extremism. From Wordnik.com. [The Rushdie Fatwa] Reference
So perhaps spinelessness is a good thing after all - part of the job description these days for Leader of the Free World. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
Yep, whichever way you look at it, their spinelessness is unedifying - not to mention bad for their own party and the country. From Wordnik.com. [What's going on in the minds of Miliband and Johnson?] Reference
If we succumb to political correctness, and the spinelessness of some of our leaders, then Muslim extremists will have all of the power. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2006] Reference
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