In answering your reply that the Democrats are not all of the sudden getting high and mighty, but have always been this way, I cite the littany of Republicans that became Democrats just in the last decade, and how fast the Democratic party accepted them. Gabbard, Johanson and Awana are all examples when the Democratic party didn't even sneeze and let these folks in pretty much the minute they announced they were bolting from the party. 
Even now, Fukumoto might not be a member but she is caucusing with the Democrats. 
So are we now to say that the values of the Democratic party act like water or act like a rock? Because I will tell you standing on any principle at all will have seen Gates and Pyne never accepted as a Democrat and that batcrazy Aiea woman being sued by the party for defamation of character.