I'm confused. I thought that's just what I've been saying all along. Either I haven't made myself clear enough, or you saw the term "ideological purity" and convinced yourself that I was saying something else.
presidio, at some point you need to realize that many people on this thread have been confused by your posts, and especially since your pal flaglady left.
I'm confused. I thought that's just what I've been saying all along. Either I haven't made myself clear enough, or you saw the term "ideological purity" and convinced yourself that I was saying something else.
You're not confused. Neither am I.
You seem primed and ready to begin selling an establishment candidate, because........Democrats. I know the patter well, and have seen political types begin the conversation just this way, about a year out from a presidential primary.
You've already begun with the tired old bromides about choosing "someone who can win". That's politi-code for "Support the GOP-e candidate because he's better than the Democrat."
You back that assertion up with several mouthfuls of arcane political calculus/analysis in order to convince the gullible among us to avoid computing with our core values and deeply held principles. "No, no, no. Don't go there. You must look at this pragmatically."
Sigh....
It all gets so tiresome. Myself and millions of other conservative (read: normal) Americans are sick to death of all of it. We're practically done with seeking a political solution to a problem that can no longer be addressed within our rigged and FUBAR 'system'.
If I've read you wrong, and you're honestly seeking to throw your complete support behind the best conservative who runs, then I apologize, but that's not what I'm getting out of your many posts on this thread.