[Dan Evans]

or I can be a Libertarian within the Republican Party going for effective change.

I'm sure that's the way the "Contract with America" Republicans thought. How long did that last? The party swallowed them whole.

When your funding and support depends on getting with the program, you tend to rationalize going along to get along.

[Republic of Reagan]

I'm sure that's the way the "Contract with America" Republicans thought. How long did that last? The party swallowed them whole. When your funding and support depends on getting with the program, you tend to rationalize going along to get along.

Unfortunately that is the reality of the political landscape. There may be a lot of bad Republicans, but there are a lot of good ones too. And no good democrats. Are all, or even a majority, of Democrats going to be the right wing constructionist constitutionlaists we want. No, but that is certain realities that have to be dealt with rationally.