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Yep, I believe the author of the article had you read perfectly. Obviously if you had blind loyalty to Principles you would know that you have to make progress toward the ideal in our governmental process steps at a time..... nothing comes all at once.

I'd accept that, but I fail to see that we're making progress. For example, we've not cut government spending, even non-defense discretionary spending, we've only (as Ed Gillespie proudly trumpets) reduced the rate of its growth. CFR, Amnesty, New $500 billion Federal Entitlement program, etc are also not moving the conservative ball down the field. If we keep up at the pace the current administration has set we're going to score a Safety for the opposing liberal team.

Well I believe that there are a least four parts to the equation..... not just one as some would like to advocate.... They are: President, Representative, Senator and voters that elect them.... So to place the blame on the President in total is false and most likely why things don't get changed more often.

The President by the Constitution changes every four or eight years..... The remaining parts of the equation have no assured built in change other than death as an example. Thus every one frets and jumps on the one part that is guarenteed to change and lets the other parts remain in place election after election.

So you want major change then go for the parts that don't change often and get them modified. Like in 1994 when there was major turn over in the House of Representatives.

The drumbeat about Amnesty is wasted effort because if you believe the Congress critters it isn't going to happen. However assuming it would surface then it will have to be developed or modified in the Congress not by the President. Yet there are tons of expended energy on that subject here which could be better put to replacing some of the Critters in the Primaries that are currently occurring.

So imo if you want to move the conservative ball down the field then spend the effort to change the parts that have the longest lasting impact or control and doesn't have a shorter built in change of four or eight years.

My opinion your mileage may differ.