Or, if you prefer “Every time I’ve become needlessly angry online it’s because of some dumb shit published in Axios.”

It’s trivially easy given roughly 250 House and Senate members (not to mention their ‘senior staffers’) to find someone who disagrees with the Democratic Party consensus on a particular issue. Then it gets picked up online and drives traffic to their site, encouraging more bad behavior. It’s an ouroboros of shit.

To their credit, House and Senate Democrats are overwhelmingly opposed to Trump’s Excellent Venezuelan Adventure, though it remains to be seen if they actually do something about it*. But remember that stirring up shit is a significant part of Axios’ (and some other outlets’) business model. Don’t take the bait.

*Also, some professional Democrats can’t make a simple declarative statement to save their lives.