[pollyannaish]

Sad is an understatement. If I wasn't careful it would depress the begeebies out of me.

There is nothing more exasperating than watching people throw away a 75% victory because their "principles" demand 100% now.

I often wonder how their own lives are managed.

[Wombat101]

Yeah, I agree.

Then again, this is typical of "conservatives" in the second term of a republican president. The problem with rabid conservatives (and with their counterparts, the neo-fascist leftists) is that their particular issues and pet peeves have to be taken care of now and set in stone before they lose power.

They always fear losing power because they subconsciously know that if they ever managed to achieve everything they claim to stand for, they would have a revolt on their hands. It's a vicious cycle that feeds on itself and makes them incapable of being magnanimous, gracious or pragmatic.