What is political courage?

Larry Kane had an editorial yesterday praising U.S. Attorney Meehan and Phila Councilman Nutter for their courage in pursuing cleaner government for the region. However, Ben Waxman at Young Philly Politics counters with an example of Nutter's caving to ward politics on an important local transit issue. Nobody's perfect, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't hold politicians accountable for their slips...

(hat tip to staffer RM)