Yeah, for you maybe, but not for the vast majority of people like me. Life is also about getting want you want, making sure that specific goals and needs are met. I'd rather take a risk and go for it all than to broker a deal with the results being something I may not like in the end.
I've never encountered any candidate who reflects all my "values" -- but I have found some that reflect most of what I believe in broad terms
Broad terms? You mean like broad Republican terms such as "lower taxes, cutting the size of government, and upholding the Constitution? Tell me Cincy - what Republican has "reflected" these broad values as of lately?
The GOP tends to be on my side of things -- not always, but usually. Thus, I would rather vote for a candidare who is a member of a party that can form a governing majority than stand on "principle" and throw away my vote on a marginal candidate who belongs to a party that will never comprise more than a few percent of any elected body.
Good. Keep voting for that magical majority then. Know what's going to happen? The slow death of this nation, as the Republicans morph into Democrats and the Democrats will be out and out left-wingers.
No, it's about pursuing what you want. Your way of putting it could be construed as a very selfish attitude.
what Republican has "reflected" these broad values as of lately?
Tom Delay, for one. President Bush hasn't done too bad so far, although he's hampered by a very liberal Senate.
Keep voting for that magical majority then.
Thanks. I will.
Know what's going to happen? The slow death of this nation, as the Republicans morph into Democrats and the Democrats will be out and out left-wingers.
As far as I'm concerned, the Democrats already ARE out and out left-wingers. And right now, only the GOP can muster enough of a political force to counter them. If you have problems with their tactics, get involved and change the party, rather than aligning yourself with a bunch of self-indulgent flakes who've never ran or created anything.