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"The problem is this folks: we need to win this election. At all costs. "

Lots of people feel the same. However, I'm still looking for the difference between the two major parties. This doesn't help me see the difference.

Look, in the short-term we need to take some of the Democrats issues in order to win. Democrats who, in 2000, said 'both parties are the same' and voted for Ralph Nader helped elected George W. Bush. Ditto Republicans who voted for Ross Perot in 1992 which, of course, gave us Clinton.

Governing cannot be done, at least for now, with ideological purity.

Here is the goal we must have in mind. Win this election by an overwhelming margin, sweep the Democrats from the table, and then launch a coup within the GOP.

The thing restricting the adoption of more conservative policies is the need to win.

Look, I'm all for kicking the bastards the hell out. But that won't fly at election time. The people who will vote on that issue in the affirmative are grossly outnumbered by those who will vote in the negative.