skip the attacks on any position of yours that are mere vitriol; they do not represent arguments where a reasoned response will help produce a reasoned dialogue - something i never seem to admit often enough myself
if an opposing response represents a reasoned argument, whether you agree or not, jou have a chance for dialogue though that is no guarantee of changing anyone’s mind
as far as the stockman candidacy itself goes, you cannot stick your head in the sand on the facts of the current climate in the GOP, where the GOP elites have declared war on the GOP conservative base, openly, as if THEY - the elected incumbents ARE the party and everyone else should just go along, in spite of the grass roots base of the party seeing their votes elect folks who do not go out and fight for the Conservative principles they get elected on, but fight to stay in office just to make deals and compromises on expanding the federal government with Dims
in that atmosphere, the GOP base has a right to question the conservative veracity of the party’s incumbants, and the incumbants and the party leaders have no right to expect the grass roots to bow and defer to them just because they hold office now
is that an argument for Stockmand per se?
No. But it is an argument for why Cornyn is maybe one of the incumbants that does not deserve election without a good challenge in a primary. If that is true then is Stockman the best challenger for Cornyn? I’m not one to answer that.
But, your position seems to be that you don’t like what you see as kneejerk reactions to your opposition on Stockman, but what others took from your position might have been that they viewed it as an unthinking kneejerk support for Cornyn; and as I said, the GOP elite has NOT offered any reason at all for kneejerk support of GOP incumbants in general, given their record in the last session of Congress.
I’m with you on the childish vitriol thrown your way. It’s stupid. But, on the main topic you started this thread for that may be the only support I can give you.
The case for Cornyn has to be made, pro and con, on his votes in Congress, which should be the same basis as any case against him. As far as who is the best one to make a case against Cornyn, to the extent there is one, the GOP voters will have to decide.
If you think you have case in favor of Cornyn, state it, without thinking their cannot be valid arguments opposing it.
You will NEVER hear him make a case FOR Cornyn. LOL
and I just remember it being more polite. Which was probably before someone's husband started tossing hand grenades at NOOB's without the gravitas of being a - non-NOOB..
Don't ya think?
372 posted on December 14, 2013 5:48:06 PM CST by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
touche'