I sure wouldn't. That's a terrible trade, particularly if you do not have to make it.
"Who steals my purse steals trash; ''tis something, nothing; ''Twas mine, ''tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed."
William Shakespeare, Othello
There is absolutely no reason or excuse for Conservatives to compromise themselves to defeat Liberals. We need not and should not stoop to their level. Ever.
Principle is what separates Conservatives from Liberals. Liberals are unprincipled, by definition.
Anyrate, that's the last I'm going to say on this subject. Melas is right, and IMO you would do well to heed what he has said.
Die Hard, it’s easy to say what you would and wouldn’t do, until the rubber actually hits the road.
I’ve already had to make a major life and death decision. I’ve been to the other side. TWICE. Literally. After looking back on it, I made the right call. I get an A+.
Life (and especially politics) leads to no moral absolutes when it comes to real life moments of intense, immediate decision.
There will be times in all of our lives where one will have only a few choices, and one has to decide, in the blink of an eye, which is the lesser sin, because there is no such thing in that instance of pure virtue.
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone” John 8:7
I’d like to know which one of you two are perfect.
All I was advocating was political mud-slinging. I wasn’t telling anybody to violate a biblical commandment.
I only advocated using suspicion. I never advocated flat-out lying.