Right, but there were more dems than just Dean and Durbin who reacted. The so called "rank and file" reacted as if they had personally been named. Wow, coming to the defense of Dean when they have been trying to distance (without actually distancing) themselves from his comments. That was pretty incredible to me.
Of course they reacted. They knew he was talking about them. He took it right to them and lifted the mask they like to wear.
It's a good thing.